Michael Paquier писал(а) 2026-07-21 14:54:
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 02:41:08PM +0700, Tofig Aliev wrote:
>> Background processes calling load_hba()/load_ident() may see
>> undefined behavior because PostmasterContext is already gone.
>> This patch adds proper context cleanup to prevent this issue.
>
> Why would you want to do that? I don't necessarily object to a change
> like that, just wondering why somebody would be interesting in calling
> these APIs from a bgworker context.
> --
> Michael
Michael, thank you for your answer.
This fix simply enables background processes to load pg_hba and pg_ident
files safely, without undefined behavior. This also includes processes
loaded through shared_preload_libraries, whose logic can be very
diverse.
regards,
Tofig Aliev
