Re: [PATCHES] Auto-reload of dynamic libraries

Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au> writes:
> This small patch reloads dynamic libraries whose modification time is
> greater than that at the time it was initially loaded. This means that
> connections do not need to be reinitialised when a library is recompiled.

Is that a good idea?  It's easy to imagine cases where a library is not
designed to be unloaded (eg, it hooks into things in the main backend
and doesn't have a way to unhook).  I'd rather stick with the current
behavior of unload/reload only when specifically commanded to.

The patch as given fails in the same inode/different path case, btw.
I think you wanted to make the test further down.

            regards, tom lane