Dennis Bjorklund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've got a C function in a .so that I use in postgres. While developing it
> I want to reload the dynamic library. The docs says that LOAD should do
> the trick but nothing happens when I use it.
You're right, this seems not to work on Linux. I've applied the
attached patch to CVS tip.
regards, tom lane
*** src/backend/utils/fmgr/dfmgr.c.orig Sun Aug 3 23:01:07 2003
--- src/backend/utils/fmgr/dfmgr.c Sat Sep 6 22:13:25 2003
***************
*** 177,183 ****
load_file(char *filename)
{
DynamicFileList *file_scanner,
! *p;
struct stat stat_buf;
char *fullname;
--- 178,185 ----
load_file(char *filename)
{
DynamicFileList *file_scanner,
! *prv,
! *nxt;
struct stat stat_buf;
char *fullname;
***************
*** 196,226 ****
(errcode_for_file_access(),
errmsg("could not access file \"%s\": %m",
fullname)));
! if (file_list != (DynamicFileList *) NULL)
{
! if (SAME_INODE(stat_buf, *file_list))
{
! p = file_list;
! file_list = p->next;
! pg_dlclose(p->handle);
! free((char *) p);
}
else
! {
! for (file_scanner = file_list;
! file_scanner->next != (DynamicFileList *) NULL;
! file_scanner = file_scanner->next)
! {
! if (SAME_INODE(stat_buf, *(file_scanner->next)))
! {
! p = file_scanner->next;
! file_scanner->next = p->next;
! pg_dlclose(p->handle);
! free((char *) p);
! break;
! }
! }
! }
}
load_external_function(fullname, (char *) NULL, false, (void *) NULL);
--- 198,224 ----
(errcode_for_file_access(),
errmsg("could not access file \"%s\": %m",
fullname)));
! /*
! * We have to zap all entries in the list that match on either filename
! * or inode, else load_external_function() won't do anything.
! */
! prv = NULL;
! for (file_scanner = file_list; file_scanner != NULL; file_scanner = nxt)
{
! nxt = file_scanner->next;
! if (strcmp(fullname, file_scanner->filename) == 0 ||
! SAME_INODE(stat_buf, *file_scanner))
{
! if (prv)
! prv->next = nxt;
! else
! file_list = nxt;
! pg_dlclose(file_scanner->handle);
! free((char *) file_scanner);
! /* prv does not change */
}
else
! prv = file_scanner;
}
load_external_function(fullname, (char *) NULL, false, (void *) NULL);
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