Re: windows shared memory error - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: windows shared memory error
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Msg-id 2098.1241455340@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: windows shared memory error  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> I still think there's absolutely no evidence suggesting that a variable
>> backoff is necessary.  Given how little this code is going to be
>> exercised in the real world, how long will it take till we find out
>> if you get it wrong?  Use a simple retry loop and be done with it.

> +1. Let's keep it as simple as possible for now. I doubt it's actually
> dependent on the *failed* call.

Exactly.  Presumably we're waiting for some system bookkeeping to
finish.  Maybe it will take more than 1 second, but we're not going
to be slowing it noticeably by trying once a second.
        regards, tom lane


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