thread-safety

Apply full patch to enable thread-safety by default, e.g. doc changes.

configure

@@ -823,7 +823,6 @@ with_CC
 enable_depend
 enable_cassert
 enable_thread_safety
-enable_thread_safety_force
 with_tcl
 with_tclconfig
 with_perl
@@ -1497,9 +1496,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-dtrace         build with DTrace support
   --enable-depend         turn on automatic dependency tracking
   --enable-cassert        enable assertion checks (for debugging)
-  --disable-thread-safety make client libraries thread-safe
-  --enable-thread-safety-force
-                          force thread-safety despite thread test failure
+  --disable-thread-safety disable thread-safety in client libraries
   --disable-float4-byval  disable float4 passed by value
   --disable-float8-byval  disable float8 passed by value
   --disable-largefile     omit support for large files
@@ -4884,41 +4881,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-
-
-
-# Check whether --enable-thread-safety-force was given.
-if test "${enable_thread_safety_force+set}" = set; then
-  enableval=$enable_thread_safety_force;
-  case $enableval in
-    yes)
-      :
-      ;;
-    no)
-      :
-      ;;
-    *)
-      { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --enable-thread-safety-force option" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --enable-thread-safety-force option" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-else
-  enable_thread_safety_force=no
-
-fi
-
-
-if test "$enable_thread_safety" = yes -o \
-        "$enable_thread_safety_force" = yes; then
-  enable_thread_safety="yes"	# for 'force'
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY 1
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $enable_thread_safety" >&5
 $as_echo "$enable_thread_safety" >&6; }
 
@@ -21287,10 +21249,10 @@ PTHREAD_CFLAGS="$PTHREAD_CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEM
 if test "$PTHREAD_CC" != "$CC"; then
 { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:
 PostgreSQL does not support platforms that require a special compiler
-for thread safety." >&5
+for thread safety;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error:
 PostgreSQL does not support platforms that require a special compiler
-for thread safety." >&2;}
+for thread safety;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 
@@ -21436,8 +21398,10 @@ fi
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pthread_h" = x""yes; then
   :
 else
-  { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: pthread.h not found, required for --enable-thread-safety" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: pthread.h not found, required for --enable-thread-safety" >&2;}
+  { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:
+pthread.h not found;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: error:
+pthread.h not found;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 
@@ -26349,10 +26313,10 @@ HAVE_POSIX_SIGNALS=$pgac_cv_func_posix_signals
 if test "$pgac_cv_func_posix_signals" != yes -a "$enable_thread_safety" = yes; then
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:
 Thread-safety requires POSIX signals, which are not supported by this
-operating system." >&5
+operating system;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error:
 Thread-safety requires POSIX signals, which are not supported by this
-operating system." >&2;}
+operating system;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 fi
@@ -28202,24 +28166,7 @@ done
 # We have to run the thread test near the end so we have all our symbols
 # defined.  Cross compiling throws a warning.
 #
-if test "$enable_thread_safety_force" = yes; then
-if test "$PORTNAME" != "win32"
-then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
-*** Skipping thread test program.  --enable-thread-safety-force was used.
-*** Run the program in src/test/thread on the your machine and add proper
-*** locking function calls to your applications to guarantee thread safety.
-" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
-*** Skipping thread test program.  --enable-thread-safety-force was used.
-*** Run the program in src/test/thread on the your machine and add proper
-*** locking function calls to your applications to guarantee thread safety.
-" >&2;}
-else
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** skipping thread test on Win32" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** skipping thread test on Win32" >&2;}
-fi
-elif test "$enable_thread_safety" = yes; then
+if test "$enable_thread_safety" = yes; then
 if test "$PORTNAME" != "win32"
 then
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking thread safety of required library functions" >&5
@@ -28282,21 +28229,13 @@ sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: thread test program failed
-This platform is not thread-safe.  Check the file 'config.log' for the
-exact reason.
-
-You can use the configure option --enable-thread-safety-force to force
-threads to be enabled.  But you must then run the program in
-src/test/thread and add locking function calls to your applications to
-guarantee thread safety." >&5
+This platform is not thread-safe.  Check the file 'config.log' or compile
+and run src/test/thread/thread_test for the exact reason.
+Use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: thread test program failed
-This platform is not thread-safe.  Check the file 'config.log' for the
-exact reason.
-
-You can use the configure option --enable-thread-safety-force to force
-threads to be enabled.  But you must then run the program in
-src/test/thread and add locking function calls to your applications to
-guarantee thread safety." >&2;}
+This platform is not thread-safe.  Check the file 'config.log' or compile
+and run src/test/thread/thread_test for the exact reason.
+Use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 rm -rf conftest.dSYM

configure.in

 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.614 2009/12/01 23:02:44 momjian Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.615 2009/12/02 14:07:25 momjian Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -558,15 +558,7 @@ IFS=$ac_save_IFS
 # Enable thread-safe client libraries
 #
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([allow thread-safe client libraries])
-PGAC_ARG_BOOL(enable, thread-safety, yes, [make client libraries thread-safe])
-
-PGAC_ARG_BOOL(enable, thread-safety-force, no, [force thread-safety despite thread test failure])
-if test "$enable_thread_safety" = yes -o \
-        "$enable_thread_safety_force" = yes; then
-  enable_thread_safety="yes"	# for 'force'
-  AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY], 1,
-          [Define to 1 to build client libraries as thread-safe code. (--enable-thread-safety)])
-fi
+PGAC_ARG_BOOL(enable, thread-safety, yes, [disable thread-safety in client libraries])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$enable_thread_safety])
 AC_SUBST(enable_thread_safety)
 
@@ -1399,7 +1391,7 @@ PTHREAD_CFLAGS="$PTHREAD_CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEM
 if test "$PTHREAD_CC" != "$CC"; then
 AC_MSG_ERROR([
 PostgreSQL does not support platforms that require a special compiler
-for thread safety.])
+for thread safety;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety.])
 fi
 
 # Check for *_r functions
@@ -1409,7 +1401,8 @@ CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$LIBS $PTHREAD_LIBS"
 
 if test "$PORTNAME" != "win32"; then
-AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread.h, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([pthread.h not found, required for --enable-thread-safety])])
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread.h, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([
+pthread.h not found;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety])])
 fi
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([strerror_r getpwuid_r gethostbyname_r])
@@ -1655,7 +1648,7 @@ PGAC_FUNC_POSIX_SIGNALS
 if test "$pgac_cv_func_posix_signals" != yes -a "$enable_thread_safety" = yes; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR([
 Thread-safety requires POSIX signals, which are not supported by this
-operating system.])
+operating system;  use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety.])
 fi
 fi
 
@@ -1744,18 +1737,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROGS(OSX, [osx sgml2xml sx])
 # We have to run the thread test near the end so we have all our symbols
 # defined.  Cross compiling throws a warning.
 #
-if test "$enable_thread_safety_force" = yes; then
-if test "$PORTNAME" != "win32"
-then
-  AC_MSG_WARN([
-*** Skipping thread test program.  --enable-thread-safety-force was used.
-*** Run the program in src/test/thread on the your machine and add proper
-*** locking function calls to your applications to guarantee thread safety.
-])
-else
-AC_MSG_WARN([*** skipping thread test on Win32])
-fi
-elif test "$enable_thread_safety" = yes; then
+if test "$enable_thread_safety" = yes; then
 if test "$PORTNAME" != "win32"
 then
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([thread safety of required library functions])
@@ -1768,13 +1750,9 @@ AC_TRY_RUN([#include "$srcdir/src/test/thread/thread_test.c"],
   [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
   [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
   AC_MSG_ERROR([thread test program failed
-This platform is not thread-safe.  Check the file 'config.log' for the
-exact reason.
-
-You can use the configure option --enable-thread-safety-force to force
-threads to be enabled.  But you must then run the program in
-src/test/thread and add locking function calls to your applications to
-guarantee thread safety.])],
+This platform is not thread-safe.  Check the file 'config.log' or compile
+and run src/test/thread/thread_test for the exact reason.
+Use --disable-thread-safety to disable thread safety.])],
   [AC_MSG_RESULT(maybe)
   AC_MSG_WARN([
 *** Skipping thread test program because of cross-compile build.

doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml

-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml,v 1.92 2009/11/30 14:47:37 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml,v 1.93 2009/12/02 14:07:25 momjian Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="ecpg">
  <title><application>ECPG</application> - Embedded <acronym>SQL</acronym> in C</title>
@@ -4709,10 +4709,9 @@ ECPG = ecpg
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   The <application>ecpg</application> library is thread-safe if it is built
-   using the <option>--enable-thread-safety</> command-line option to
-   <filename>configure</filename>.  (You might need to use other threading
-   command-line options to compile your client code.)
+   The <application>ecpg</application> library is thread-safe by
+   default.  However, you might need to use some threading
+   command-line options to compile your client code.
   </para>
  </sect1>
 

doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml

-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.327 2009/08/12 16:32:35 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.328 2009/12/02 14:07:25 momjian Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="installation">
  <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -1164,14 +1164,13 @@ su - postgres
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-       <term><option>--enable-thread-safety</option></term>
+       <term><option>--disable-thread-safety</option></term>
        <listitem>
         <para>
-         Make the client libraries thread-safe.  This allows
+         Disable the thread-safety of client libraries.  This prevents
          concurrent threads in <application>libpq</application> and
-         <application>ECPG</application> programs to safely control
-         their private connection handles.  This option requires adequate
-         threading support in your operating system.
+         <application>ECPG</application> programs from safely controlling
+         their private connection handles.
         </para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -2835,12 +2834,10 @@ MANPATH=/usr/lib/scohelp/%L/man:/usr/dt/man:/usr/man:/usr/share/man:scohelp:/usr
    </sect3>
 
    <sect3>
-    <title><option>--enable-thread-safety</option> and UnixWare</title>
+    <title>Threading on UnixWare</title>
 
     <para>
-     If you use the <command>configure</command>
-     option <option>--enable-thread-safety</option>,
-     you <emphasis>must</emphasis> use <option>-Kpthread</option>
+     For threading, you<emphasis>must</emphasis> use <option>-Kpthread</option>
      on <emphasis>all</emphasis> libpq-using programs.  libpq
      uses <function>pthread_*</function> calls, which are only
      available with the

doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml

-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.291 2009/12/02 04:54:10 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.292 2009/12/02 14:07:25 momjian Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="libpq">
  <title><application>libpq</application> - C Library</title>
@@ -6579,11 +6579,8 @@ myEventProc(PGEventId evtId, void *evtInfo, void *passThrough)
   </indexterm>
 
   <para>
-   <application>libpq</application> is reentrant and thread-safe if the
-   <filename>configure</filename> command-line option
-   <literal>--enable-thread-safety</> was used when the
-   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> distribution was built.  In
-   addition, you might need to use additional compiler command-line
+   <application>libpq</application> is reentrant and thread-safe by default.
+   You might need to use special compiler command-line
    options when you compile your application code.  Refer to your
    system's documentation for information about how to build
    thread-enabled applications, or look in

src/test/thread/README

-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/thread/README,v 1.2 2008/03/21 13:23:29 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/thread/README,v 1.3 2009/12/02 14:07:26 momjian Exp $
 
 Threading
 =========
 
-This program should be run by developers wishing to enable threading on
-new platforms.
+This program is run by configure to determine if threading is
+properly supported on the platform.
 
-Run thread_test program to determine if your native libc functions are
-thread-safe, or if we should use *_r functions or thread locking.
+You can run the program manually to see details, which shows if your
+native libc functions are thread-safe, or if we use *_r functions or
+thread locking.
 
-To use this program, you must:
+To use this program manually, you must:
 
-	o run "configure --enable-thread-safety"
+	o run "configure"
 	o compile the main source tree
 	o compile and run this program