Re: [PATCHES] Auto-reload of dynamic libraries

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Auto-reload of dynamic libraries
Date: 2002-05-04 15:36:45
Message-ID: 27176.1020526605@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
> This small patch reloads dynamic libraries whose modification time is
> greater than that at the time it was initially loaded. This means that
> connections do not need to be reinitialised when a library is recompiled.

Is that a good idea? It's easy to imagine cases where a library is not
designed to be unloaded (eg, it hooks into things in the main backend
and doesn't have a way to unhook). I'd rather stick with the current
behavior of unload/reload only when specifically commanded to.

The patch as given fails in the same inode/different path case, btw.
I think you wanted to make the test further down.

regards, tom lane

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