Re: database file size bloat

From: Marten Feldtmann <marten(at)feki(dot)toppoint(dot)de>
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
Cc: Brian Neal <aceface(at)bellsouth(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: database file size bloat
Date: 2000-04-15 16:51:51
Message-ID: 200004151651.SAA25081@feki.toppoint.de
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>
> AS for the process pool ... there are two camps here ... if you use
> threads, when one threads crashes the server, the server is done. With
> forking,if one backend dies, the server is still running ... in a 24x7
> shop, I'd rather the solution that doesn't die cause JoeBlow down the hall
> blew out something with his query :)
>

Due to the used shared memory I think, that this statement is not
that true for PostgreSQL ? If one backend process dies other backends
may also be killed by the postmaster ??

Marten

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