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 200605110152.k4B1qTb19393@candle.pha.pa.us
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Responses Re: [HACKERS] Question on win32 semaphore simulation  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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pgman wrote:
> 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.

Correction.  It only goes into 8.0.X and 8.1.X.  CVS HEAD has a
rewritten file.

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