Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote: > > > > Personally I don't think that any rename()-usleep loop is necessary. > > > I'll check the archives. > > > > I agree the rename loop seems unnecessary. I kept it in case we hadn't > > dealt with all the failure places. Should we remove them now or wait > > for 8.1? Seems we should keep them in and see if we get reports from > > users of looping forever, and if not we can remove them in 8.1. > > What I do not understand is, that Windows has rename and _unlink. > Are we using those or not? > > Looping forever is certainly not good, but I thought the current code > had a limited loop. I think a limited loop is required, since both > rename and _unlink can not cope with a locked file.
The current code prints a log message after 30 tries but keeps trying. We don't use the native ones because they don't work on open files properly. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
