> On 26 Jul 2018, at 19:35, Andres Freund <and...@anarazel.de> wrote: > On July 26, 2018 10:03:39 AM PDT, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com > <mailto:robertmh...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Why can't we do better? > > I don't think it's that hard to do better. IIRC I even outlined something > before the freeze. If not, o certainly can (sketch: use procsignal based > acknowledgment protocol, using a 64 bit integer. Useful for plenty other > things). Not really arguing for or against, but just to understand the reasoning before starting hacking. Why do we feel that a restart (intended for safety here) in this case is a burden on a use-once process? Is it from a usability or technical point of view? Just want to make sure we are on the same page before digging in to not hack on this patch in a direction which isn’t what is requested. cheers ./daniel
