Re: thread_test.c problems - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: thread_test.c problems
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Msg-id 29117.1081131685@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: thread_test.c problems  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> wespvp@syntegra.com wrote:
> have you tried adding a volatile keyword to the
> int volatile errno1_set = 0;
> int volatile errno2_set = 0;
>
> I have applied the following patch to CVS head which does a getpid() in
> the loop, rather than nothing.

That does not cure the bug identified by wespvp.  It may make it a
little less likely that the compiler will choose to optimize out the
loop test, but only adding "volatile" really fixes the problem in
a language-standard-compliant way.

            regards, tom lane

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