On 12/04/2017 09:13 AM, Craig Ringer wrote: > On 1 December 2017 at 23:04, Chapman Flack <c...@anastigmatix.net> wrote: >> Can I call RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker when not in the postmaster, >> but also not in a "regular backend", but rather another BGW? >> > Yes. BDR does it a lot.
Would this doc patch be acceptable to clarify that, in case I'm not the last person who might wonder? -Chap
>From 3308ef5647e8ce4a84855b4d0cdddda09ba6aeb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chapman Flack <c...@anastigmatix.net> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:09:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that a BGW can register a dynamic BGW. --- doc/src/sgml/bgworker.sgml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/bgworker.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/bgworker.sgml index 4bc2b69..e490bb8 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/bgworker.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/bgworker.sgml @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ *worker, BackgroundWorkerHandle **handle</type>)</function>. Unlike <function>RegisterBackgroundWorker</function>, which can only be called from within the postmaster, <function>RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker</function> must be - called from a regular backend. + called from a regular backend, possibly another background worker. </para> <para> -- 1.8.3.1
