Hi,
On 2023-05-06 00:35:40 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> writes:
> > Seeing how simple this has become, I would be really tempted to get
> > that applied, especially if there's a buildfarm machine able to follow
> > up.. On the one hand, we are in a stability period for v16, so it may
> > not be the best moment ever. On the other hand, waiting one more year
> > sounds like a waste for a patch that just adds new code paths.
>
> Indeed, there's not much in this patch ... but it's impossible to see
> how "run on an entirely new platform" isn't a new feature. Moreover,
> it's a platform that very few of us will have any ability to support
> or debug for. I can't see how it's a good idea to shove this in
> post-feature-freeze. Let's plan to push it in when v17 opens.
I don't really have feelings either way - but haven't we gone further and even
backpatched things like spinlock support for new arches in the past?
Greetings,
Andres Freund