[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Bug#149056: postgresql: should not try in a busy loop when allocating resources]]

Russell, can you provide a test case, or at least explain the
circumstances, please. Please maintain the Cc list.

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From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] [Fwd: Bug#149056: postgresql: should not try in a busy loop when allocating resources]
Date: 08 Jun 2002 22:03:33 -0400

Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> forwards:
> When trying to create a semaphore Postgresql 7.2.1-3 will try 400,000 times=
> per
> second if it has problems.

AFAICS it will try *once* and abort if it fails. Can you provide a
reproducible test case for the above behavior?

regards, tom lane

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