Re: [PATCH] Refactoring of LWLock tranches - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ildus Kurbangaliev
Subject Re: [PATCH] Refactoring of LWLock tranches
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Msg-id 20150915194419.42cc6d6a@iw
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In response to Re: [PATCH] Refactoring of LWLock tranches  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [PATCH] Refactoring of LWLock tranches  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:32:22 -0400
Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Ildus Kurbangaliev
> <i.kurbangaliev@postgrespro.ru> wrote:
> > Yes, that is because I tried to go with current convention working
> > with shmem in Postgres (there are one function that returns the
> > size and others that initialize that memory). But I like your
> > suggestion about API functions, in that case number of tranches and
> > locks will be known during the initialization.
> 
> I also want to leave the door open to tranches that are registered
> after initialization.  At that point, it's too late to put a tranche
> in shared memory, but you can still use DSM.
> 

We can hold some extra space in LWLockTrancheArray, add some
function for unregistering a tranche, and reuse free items in
LWLockTrancheId later.

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Ildus Kurbangaliev
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The Russian Postgres Company



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