Re: pg_terminate_backend

Tom Lane wrote:
> Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de> writes:
> > utils/adt/misc.c says:
> > //* Disabled in 8.0 due to reliability concerns; FIXME someday *//
> > Datum
> > *pg_terminate_backend*(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
> 
> > Well, AFAIR there were no more issues raised about code paths that don't clean up correctly, so can we please
> > remove that comment and make the function live finally? 
> 
> 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?

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