Teach unix_latch.c to use poll() where available.
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Teach unix_latch.c to use poll() where available. poll() is preferred over select() on platforms where both are available, because it tends to be a bit faster and it doesn't have an arbitrary limit on the range of FD numbers that can be accessed. The FD range limit does not appear to be a risk factor for any 9.1 usages, so this doesn't need to be back-patched, but we need to have it in place if we keep on expanding the uses of WaitLatch.
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| src/backend/port/unix_latch.c | modified | +98 −8 |