Re: pg_upgrade exit_nicely() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pg_upgrade exit_nicely()
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Msg-id 201103312054.p2VKsFR28954@momjian.us
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In response to pg_upgrade exit_nicely()  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> While reading around in pg_upgrade code I came across the slightly
> bizarre function
> 
> void exit_nicely(bool need_cleanup)
> 
> The parameter doesn't actually determine whether any cleanup is done.
> The "cleanup" is done anyway and the parameter only controls the exit
> code in a backwards way.
> 
> Also most of the cleanup appears to be useless, because you don't need
> to close files or free memory before the program exits.
> 
> I figured this could be written more cleanly with an exit hook, so here
> is a patch.  I don't care much whether this patch is for now or later,
> just wanted to throw it out there.
> 

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