Re: Backporting BackgroundPsql

From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman(at)gmail(dot)com>, Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>, Mikael Kjellström <mikael(dot)kjellstrom(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Backporting BackgroundPsql
Date: 2024-06-25 21:10:14
Message-ID: F16D8CBA-F032-477D-B8A7-75ACDDC500F4@yesql.se
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> On 25 Jun 2024, at 22:57, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se> writes:
>> Before pulling any triggers I think https://commitfest.postgresql.org/48/4959/
>> should be considered, since Tom found some flaws in the current code around how
>> timers and timeouts are used.
>
> That's certainly another issue to consider, but is it really a blocker
> for this one?

It's not a blocker, but when poking at the code it seems useful to consider the
open items around it.

>> However, since Andrew is actively aiming to replace all of this shortly, should
>> we wait a see where that lands to avoid having to backport another library
>> change?
>
> I would like to see what he comes up with ... but is it likely to
> be something we'd risk back-patching?

Maybe it'll be a stretch given that it's likely to introduce new dependencies.

--
Daniel Gustafsson

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