"Qingqing Zhou" <zhouqq(at)cs(dot)toronto(dot)edu> writes:
> "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote
>> Redmond crowd should be able to figure out that recycling process IDs
>> instantly would be a stupid idea...)
> Can you explain more of this? IMHO, if we rely on feature like this, the
> difference is unstable-every-day vs. unstable-every-year.
The mere existence of the kill() primitive should bring to mind reasons
why it's a bad idea.
regards, tom lane