Re: kill -KILL: What happens? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: kill -KILL: What happens?
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Msg-id 20905.1294965135@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: kill -KILL: What happens?  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Killing active sessions when it's not absolutely necessary is not an
>> asset.

> That's a highly arguable point and I certainly don't agree with it.

Your examples appear to rely on the assumption that background processes
exit instantly when the postmaster dies.  Which they should not.
        regards, tom lane


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