On 2013-12-12 20:45:17 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > Memo to hackers: I think the SIGSTOP stuff is rather obsolete now that > most systems dump core files with process IDs embedded in the names. > What would be more useful today is an option to send SIGABRT, or some > other signal that would force core dumps. Thoughts?
Although I didn't know of the option, I thought having it would be useful before. It allows you to inspect the memory of the individual backends while they are still alive - which allows gdb to call functions. Which surely is helpful when debugging some issues. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
