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1 files changed, 30 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml index 95939ee3036..2ba89b413ae 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml @@ -108,25 +108,6 @@ Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [fb47de2be] 2014-02-13 19:30:30 -0300 <!-- Author: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> -Branch: master [423e1211a] 2014-01-10 18:03:18 -0300 -Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [a25c2b7c4] 2014-01-10 18:03:18 -0300 ---> - - <listitem> - <para> - Fix multixact freezing of tuples that predate - a <literal>pg_upgrade</> to 9.3 - (Álvaro Herrera) - </para> - - <para> - This oversight would result in complaints such as <quote>ERROR: - MultiXactId 11415437 does no longer exist -- apparent wraparound</>. - </para> - </listitem> - -<!-- -Author: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> Branch: master [11ac4c73c] 2013-12-18 13:45:51 -0300 Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [db1014bc4] 2013-12-18 13:31:27 -0300 --> @@ -412,16 +393,23 @@ Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [e34acac62] 2014-01-16 23:14:57 +0200 <!-- Author: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> -Branch: master [214c7a4f0] 2014-02-01 16:21:23 -0500 -Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [6f1a40773] 2014-02-01 16:21:30 -0500 -Branch: REL9_2_STABLE [81b116d98] 2014-02-01 16:21:33 -0500 -Branch: REL9_1_STABLE [03f06ff38] 2014-02-01 16:21:38 -0500 +Branch: master [e8312b4f0] 2013-12-13 11:50:15 -0500 +Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [478af9b79] 2013-12-13 11:50:25 -0500 --> <listitem> <para> - Fix race conditions in walsender shutdown logic and walreceiver - SIGHUP signal handler (Tom Lane) + Prevent timeout interrupts from taking control away from mainline + code unless <varname>ImmediateInterruptOK</> is set + (Andres Freund, Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + This is a serious issue for any application making use of statement + timeouts, as it could cause all manner of strange failures after a + timeout occurred. We have seen reports of <quote>stuck</> spinlocks, + ERRORs being unexpectedly promoted to PANICs, unkillable backends, + and other misbehaviors. </para> </listitem> @@ -441,8 +429,23 @@ Branch: REL8_4_STABLE [458b20f2d] 2014-01-31 21:41:09 -0500 </para> <para> - Ensure that signal handlers don't attempt to use - the process's <varname>MyProc</> pointer after it's no longer valid. + Ensure that signal handlers don't attempt to use the + process's <varname>MyProc</> pointer after it's no longer valid. + </para> + </listitem> + +<!-- +Author: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> +Branch: master [214c7a4f0] 2014-02-01 16:21:23 -0500 +Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [6f1a40773] 2014-02-01 16:21:30 -0500 +Branch: REL9_2_STABLE [81b116d98] 2014-02-01 16:21:33 -0500 +Branch: REL9_1_STABLE [03f06ff38] 2014-02-01 16:21:38 -0500 +--> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix race conditions in walsender shutdown logic and walreceiver + SIGHUP signal handler (Tom Lane) </para> </listitem> @@ -492,25 +495,6 @@ Branch: REL8_4_STABLE [d0070ac81] 2014-01-11 16:35:44 -0500 <!-- Author: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> -Branch: master [e8312b4f0] 2013-12-13 11:50:15 -0500 -Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [478af9b79] 2013-12-13 11:50:25 -0500 ---> - - <listitem> - <para> - Prevent timeout interrupts from taking control away from mainline - code unless <varname>ImmediateInterruptOK</> is set - (Andres Freund, Tom Lane) - </para> - - <para> - This was initially reported as a <quote>stuck spinlock</> failure, - but many other misbehaviors are possible after a statement timeout. - </para> - </listitem> - -<!-- -Author: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> Branch: master [74242c23c] 2013-12-05 12:48:28 -0500 Branch: REL9_3_STABLE [2a6e1a554] 2013-12-05 12:48:31 -0500 Branch: REL9_2_STABLE [41042970b] 2013-12-05 12:48:35 -0500 |