Re: Assuming that TAS() will succeed the first time is verboten - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Nathan Myers wrote:

> The code is based on some odd assumptions.  A select() with 0 delay 
> returns immediately unless there is an interrupt during its (very short!) 

If you look closely, it's a select with a 2 second timeout.

>>> { 2, 0 }


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