On 2013-08-28 14:04:59 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> >> + <function>RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(<type>BackgroundWorker
> >> + *worker, BackgroundWorkerHandle **handle</type>)</function>. Unlike
> >> + <function>RegisterBackgroundWorker</>, which can only be called from within
> >> + the postmaster, <function>RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker</function> must be
> >> + called from a regular backend.
> >> </para>
> >
> > s/which can only be called from within the posmaster/during initial
> > startup, via shared_preload_libraries/?
>
> This seems like a possible doc clarification not intimately related to
> the patch at hand. The only reason that paragraph is getting reflowed
> is because of the additional argument to
> RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(). On the substance, I could go
> either way on whether your proposed text is better than what's there
> now.
I agree it's unrelated. I just noticed because it was in the diff ;)
> It seems like it might need a bit of wordsmithing, anyway.
Yes, looks like it could use some. It's not going to be me doing it
tho...
Greetings,
Andres Freund
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