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Date: Mon, 8 May 2023 12:17:31 -0700
From: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>,
	Niyas Sait <niyas.sait@linaro.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add native windows on arm64 support
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Hi,

On 2023-05-06 00:35:40 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> writes:
> > Seeing how simple this has become, I would be really tempted to get
> > that applied, especially if there's a buildfarm machine able to follow
> > up..  On the one hand, we are in a stability period for v16, so it may
> > not be the best moment ever.  On the other hand, waiting one more year
> > sounds like a waste for a patch that just adds new code paths.
> 
> Indeed, there's not much in this patch ... but it's impossible to see
> how "run on an entirely new platform" isn't a new feature.  Moreover,
> it's a platform that very few of us will have any ability to support
> or debug for.  I can't see how it's a good idea to shove this in
> post-feature-freeze.  Let's plan to push it in when v17 opens.

I don't really have feelings either way - but haven't we gone further and even
backpatched things like spinlock support for new arches in the past?

Greetings,

Andres Freund