Re: [HACKERS] Threads

> "Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm@wallace.ece.rice.edu> writes:
> > Hmm, what about threads in the frontend? Anyone know if libpq is thread
> > safe, and if not, how hard it might be to make it so?
> 
> It is not; the main reason why not is a brain-dead part of the API that
> exposes modifiable global variables.  Check the mail list archives
> (probably psql-interfaces, but maybe -hackers) for previous discussions
> with details.  Earlier this year I think, or maybe late 98.

hmmm...  usually this is repairable by creating wrapper functions which 
index the variables by thread id, and enforcing the use of the functions...
(maybe something for a wish list...) 

Duane