Re: [GENERAL] Shared Objects (Dynamic loading) - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Michael Fuhr
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Shared Objects (Dynamic loading)
Date
Msg-id 20060824115807.GA94114@winnie.fuhr.org
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Shared Objects (Dynamic loading)  ("Jasbinder Bali" <jsbali@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Shared Objects (Dynamic loading)  ("Jasbinder Bali" <jsbali@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-novice
On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 03:29:55AM -0400, Jasbinder Bali wrote:
> Also, when i dynamically load  a shared library and then later on change the
> code, create the same shared library (same name) and run my function where
> in the shared library is loaded, it takes the reference of the old shared
> library.
> why does this happen and how to get rid of this.

The "C-Language Functions" documentation explains:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/xfunc-c.html

"After it is used for the first time, a dynamically loaded object
file is retained in memory.  Future calls in the same session to
the function(s) in that file will only incur the small overhead of
a symbol table lookup.  If you need to force a reload of an object
file, for example after recompiling it, use the LOAD command or
begin a fresh session."

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Michael Fuhr

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