Re: Plugins redux (was Re: [PATCHES] PL instrumentation plugin

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<font color="#000000">As for forcing the library load to occur, I propose a new GUC variable</font>
<font color="#000000">"backend_load_libraries" that is much like the postmaster's</font>
<font color="#000000">preload_libraries, except that the requested library loads happen</font>
<font color="#000000">at backend start time instead of in the postmaster.  Then we need</font>
<font color="#000000">write and document the code only once, and there are other possible</font>
<font color="#000000">uses for it besides PL plugins.</font>
</pre></blockquote><br /> Any thoughts about where to put the call to process_backend_libraries() (the new function to
handlebackend_load_libraries)?<br /><br /> I'm thinking that it should go in PostgresMain(), just after (before?) the
callto BeginReportingGUCOptions() - by that time, we know whether we are a superuser and we have processed all GUC
options.<br/><br /> Also, should we create an on_proc_exit() handler that would unload all dynamic libraries
(specificallyto call the _PG_fini() functions)? <br /><br />             -- Korry<br /><table cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0"width="100%"><tr><td><br /><br /> --<br />   Korry Douglas    <a
href="mailto:korryd@enterprisedb.com">korryd@enterprisedb.com</a><br/>   EnterpriseDB      <a
href="http://www.enterprisedb.com">http://www.enterprisedb.com</a></td></tr></table>