On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Robert Haas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I would feel a lot better about it if we could invent some way of >> distinguishing between different types of "internal", based on what is >> actually being pointed to. > > Yeah, we discussed that awhile ago, but nothing's been done about it. > At this point I doubt it will happen for 8.4.
That's a shame. Do you happen to have a pointer to the relevant discussions in the archives? Without that, it seems that the change you're proposing is totally unsafe. It's not just a question of malicious activity: a clueless admin (a category we've all been in from time to time...) could relatively easily create a configuration that crashes the backend. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
