Re: pgsql/src backend/libpq/auth.c backend/postmas ...

Peter Eisentraut - PostgreSQL <petere@hub.org> writes:
>     Handle reading of startup packet and authentication exchange after forking
>     a new postmaster child process.  This should eliminate problems with
>     authentication blocking (e.g., ident, SSL init) and also reduce problems
>     with the accept queue filling up under heavy load.

One question about this --- why did you put the call to
ClientAuthentication() into postgres.c?  Seems like it should be in the
postmaster, probably in DoBackend right after the call to
ProcessStartupPacket.

            regards, tom lane