Re: windows doesn't notice backend death - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From justin
Subject Re: windows doesn't notice backend death
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Msg-id 49FDFEE6.1020207@emproshunts.com
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In response to Re: windows doesn't notice backend death  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: windows doesn't notice backend death  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> justin wrote:
>>
>> Would it not be easy to set the normal exitcode to something other 
>> than 1 to see the difference
>> ExitProcess()
>>
>
> Not really, as Tom showed later this is an example of a more general 
> problem. I think his solution of detecting when backends have cleaned 
> up nicely and when they have not is the right way to go.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew
>
Stupid thought  why can the some clueless code set the exit status to 
crashed status???  Would it not be more prudent to remove that ability??? 




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