Re: [HACKERS] Question on win32 semaphore simulation - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Question on win32 semaphore simulation
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Msg-id 200605110150.k4B1oAC17001@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Question on win32 semaphore simulation  (Qingqing Zhou <zhouqq@cs.toronto.edu>)
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Qingqing Zhou wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 7 May 2006, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > >
> > > Leave 'em alone.  That code has zero field validation, and should
> > > certainly not get shipped until it's survived a beta-test cycle.
> >
> > Uh, this is a bug fix, and the patch I am asking about is not the Win32
> > semaphore reimplementation but a more limited fix.
>
> Sorry for the late reply. Maybe more intensive tests are needed? Since
> this bug seems could not lead data corruption, we can wait till next bug
> report and let the user test it then decide to apply?

Well we did have a bug report by Peter Brant, and a test by him with the
patch that fixes it, so it seems it should be applied.  The URLs I
posted had that information.

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