PostgreSQL TODO List
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Sat Jun 4 20:45:17 EDT 2005
+Last updated: Sat Jun 4 23:39:40 EDT 2005
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
Right now, SIGTERM will terminate a session, but it is treated as
though the postmaster has paniced and shared memory might not be
- cleaned up properly. A new signal is needed for safe termination.
+ cleaned up properly. A new signal is needed for safe termination
+ because backends must first do a query cancel, then exit once they
+ have run the query cancel cleanup routine.
* Un-comment all variables in postgresql.conf
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<h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated: Sat Jun 4 20:45:17 EDT 2005
+Last updated: Sat Jun 4 23:39:40 EDT 2005
</p>
<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
</li><li>Allow administrators to safely terminate individual sessions
<p> Right now, SIGTERM will terminate a session, but it is treated as
though the postmaster has paniced and shared memory might not be
- cleaned up properly. A new signal is needed for safe termination.
+ cleaned up properly. A new signal is needed for safe termination
+ because backends must first do a query cancel, then exit once they
+ have run the query cancel cleanup routine.
</p>
</li><li>Un-comment all variables in postgresql.conf
<p> By not showing commented-out variables, we discourage people from