On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 06:12:35PM -0500, Chapman Flack wrote: > 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?
Thanks, patch applied to head. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 > -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription +
