On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:30:36AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Magnus Hagander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> What happens if process Y goes away between the time you
> >> obtain a handle for it and the time you try to run this
> >> DuplicateHandle call?
> > I can put together some quick test-code for this if you need me to?
> Nah, it was just a rhetorical question meant to poke a hole in the
> claim that Windows can avoid race conditions by using HANDLEs.
> AFAICS, don't-reuse-PIDs-too-quick has exact analogs that Windows has
> to solve by ensuring it doesn't reuse HANDLEs too quick.
No. It means you don't understand what a HANDLE is.
But that's fine - because you understand DB stuff to compensate... :-)
Cheers,
mark
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