Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Use latch instead of select() in walreceiver

On 12/1/16 8:50 PM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> +           if (rc & WL_POSTMASTER_DEATH)
> +               exit(1);
> Hmm. We have always been very careful about not leaving immediately
> from libpqwalreceiver.c which is an independent shared library so as
> the WAL receiver can take cleanup actions. See here for more details:
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAEepm=0hg_FX7kdUhosTpJ_kPsUZw6k-7nuQNy-dGAOaetn_tA@mail.gmail.com

walreceiver.c does the same thing.  The message you pointed out is not
exactly clear why that would be wrong.

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