Heikki Linnakangas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Looking at the sequence, at least the relcache init file stuff looks if 
> not broken at least a bit heavy-handed...

I was planning to change that ;-) ... using separate 2PC action records
for the relcache init file actions would make it much better.

> Now consider this scenario:

> backend A: Do updates that cause an init file invalidation
> backend A: Commit begins
> backend A: unlink init file
> backend B starts and recreates init file
> backend A: send inval message
> backend C starts and reads the now stale init file

No problem, because C will receive A's inval messages after that.

                        regards, tom lane

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