On 2026-Jan-30, Andres Freund wrote: > I don't remember. But back then way more complicated things were still running > in signal handlers, and some signal handlers were capable of interrupting > other signal handlers. Including doing crazy things like starting transactions > in signal handlers (e.g. to process notify interrupts), which in turn could > clear latches. So there was a lot more potential to stomp on each others work.
OK, thanks for clarifying. I think my proposal of moving the SetLatch() needs more research, but it's likely the best way to address this wrinkle. > WRT the subject of this thread: I hope we aren't just enabling a timer > to fire once a second forever but only when there actually is > outstanding work? I hope so too. (Just to be clear, I'm not claiming $SUBJECT as its potential committer, and haven't actually reviewed it.) -- Álvaro Herrera Breisgau, Deutschland — https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/ "People get annoyed when you try to debug them." (Larry Wall)
