Re: bgwriter idle-mode behavior (was Re: Latch for the WAL writer)

Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> On 10.05.2012 00:34, Tom Lane wrote:
>> After further study of the bgwriter hibernation patch (commit
>> 6d90eaaa89a007e0d365f49d6436f35d2392cfeb), I think that my worries about
>> race conditions in the use of the bgwriter's latch are really the least
>> of its problems.

> Seems reasonable. Would you like me to write a patch, or are you already 
> on it?

Done already, but please review the commit.
        regards, tom lane