Re: droped out precise time calculations in src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> That whole remains structure should be a time_t variable, and then we
> _know_ we can't assume it is signed.  The use of timeval should
> happen only in pqWaitTimed because it has to use select().

I think it's fine to use struct timeval as the parameter type for
pqWaitTimed.  This particular caller of pqWaitTimed has no need for
sub-second wait precision, but that doesn't mean we might not want it
for other purposes later.
        regards, tom lane