On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Andres Freund <and...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > On 2014-02-27 17:56:08 +0100, Andres Freund wrote: >> * do we modify struct SnapshotData to be polymorphic based on some tag >> or move comments there? > > I tried that, and it got far to invasive. So I've updated the relevant > comment in snapshot.h, inl > >> * How/whether to change the exclusive lock on the ProcArrayLock in >> CreateInitDecodingContext() > > I looked at this, and I believe the current code is the best > solution. It's pretty far away from any hot codepath and it's a short > operation. I liked the idea about using snapmgr.c for this in principle, > but it doesn't have enough smarts by far... > > So, attached is the newest version: > * Management of historic/timetravel snapshot is now done by snapmgr.c, > not tqual.c anymore. No ->satisfies pointers are redirected anymore > * removal of the "suspend" logic for historic snapshot, instead the one > place that needed it, now explicitly uses a snapshot > * removal of some pointless CREATE EXTENSIONs from the regression tests > * splitoff of the slot tests that aren't committable into a separate > commit. > * minor doc adjustments > > I am not aware of any further things that need to be fixed now (in > contrast to features for later releases of which there are aplenty).
OK, I've committed the 0001 patch, which is the core of this feature, with a bit of minor additional hacking. I'm sure there are some problems here yet and some things that people will want fixed, as is inevitable for any patch of this size. But I don't have any confidence that further postponing commit is going to be the best way to find those issues, so in it goes. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
