kill -KILL: What happens?

Folks,

I've noticed over the years that we give people dire warnings never to
send a KILL signal to the postmaster, but I'm unsure as to what are
potential consequences of this, as in just exactly how this can result
in problems.  Is there some reference I can look to for explanations
of the mechanism(s) whereby the damage occurs?

Cheers,
David.
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