| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Mike Mascari <mascarm(at)mascari(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Stephan Szabo <sszabo(at)megazone23(dot)bigpanda(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: Win32 rename()/unlink() questions |
| Date: | 2002-09-20 17:31:27 |
| Message-ID: | 200209201731.g8KHVRu17060@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Mike Mascari wrote:
> Its interesting in that it allows for Unix-style rename() and
> unlink() behavior, but with a race condition. Without Stephan's
> two MoveFile() trick and the FILE_SHARE_DELETE flag, however,
> the result would be Access Denied. Are the places in the backend
> that use rename() and unlink() renaming and unlinking files that
> are only opened for a brief moment by other backends?
Yes, those files are only opened for a brief moment. They are not held
open.
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