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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: BUG #14720: getsockopt(TCP_KEEPALIVE) failed: Option not
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Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com> writes:
> What about defining a PG_TCP_KEEPALIVE instead?

I thought about that, but it would complicate constructing the elog
messages, so I didn't bother.  It might be worth working harder if
we ever grow any more alternatives.

> Side note: Windows has something with a different set of options:
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740476(v=3Dvs.=
85).aspx

Yeah, the Windows part of that code is a real mess.  But it works
as far as I've heard.

			regards, tom lane


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