pgsql: Use nanosleep() to implement pg_usleep(). - Mailing list pgsql-committers

Use nanosleep() to implement pg_usleep().

The previous coding based on select() had commentary about historical
portability concerns.  Use POSIX nanosleep() instead.

This has independently been suggested a couple of times before, but
never managed to stick.  Since recent and proposed work removes other
uses of select(), and associated code and comments relating to its
non-portable interaction with signals, it seems like a good time to tidy
up this case, too.

Also modernize the explanation of why WaitLatch() is a better way to
wait.

Reviewed-by: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Paul Guo <paulguo@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_b-q0hXCBUCAATh0Z4Zi6UkiC0k2DFgoD3nC-r3SkR3tg%40mail.gmail.com
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CABQrizfxpBLZT5mZeE0js5oCh1tqEWvcGF3vMRCv5P-RwUY5dQ@mail.gmail.com
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/4902.1552349020@sss.pgh.pa.us

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/a948e49e2ef11815be0b211723bfc5b53b7f75a8

Modified Files
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src/port/pgsleep.c | 25 ++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)