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Old 04-12-2008, 04:50 AM
Tom Lane
 
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Default Re: pg_terminate_backend

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> No, you have that backwards. The burden of proof is on those who want
>> it to show that it's now safe. The situation is not different than it
>> was before, except that we can now actually point to a specific bug that
>> did exist, whereas the original concern was just an unfocused one that
>> the code path hadn't been adequately exercised. That concern is now
>> even more pressing than it was.


> I am not sure how you prove the non-existance of a bug. Ideas?


What I'm looking for is some concentrated testing. The fact that some
people once in a while SIGTERM a backend doesn't give me any confidence
in it.

regards, tom lane

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