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3 As of version 17, <span class="application">libpq</span> is always reentrant and thread-safe.
4 However, one restriction is that no two threads attempt to manipulate
5 the same <code class="structname">PGconn</code> object at the same time. In particular,
6 you cannot issue concurrent commands from different threads through
7 the same connection object. (If you need to run concurrent commands,
8 use multiple connections.)
10 <code class="structname">PGresult</code> objects are normally read-only after creation,
11 and so can be passed around freely between threads. However, if you use
12 any of the <code class="structname">PGresult</code>-modifying functions described in
13 <a class="xref" href="libpq-misc.html" title="32.12. Miscellaneous Functions">Section 32.12</a> or <a class="xref" href="libpq-events.html" title="32.14. Event System">Section 32.14</a>, it's up
14 to you to avoid concurrent operations on the same <code class="structname">PGresult</code>,
17 In earlier versions, <span class="application">libpq</span> could be compiled
18 with or without thread support, depending on compiler options. This
19 function allows the querying of <span class="application">libpq</span>'s
21 </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="LIBPQ-PQISTHREADSAFE"><span class="term"><code class="function">PQisthreadsafe</code><a id="id-1.7.3.28.6.1.1.2" class="indexterm"></a></span> <a href="#LIBPQ-PQISTHREADSAFE" class="id_link">#</a></dt><dd><p>
22 Returns the thread safety status of the
23 <span class="application">libpq</span> library.
24 </p><pre class="synopsis">
28 Returns 1 if the <span class="application">libpq</span> is thread-safe
29 and 0 if it is not. Always returns 1 on version 17 and above.
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31 The deprecated functions <a class="xref" href="libpq-cancel.html#LIBPQ-PQREQUESTCANCEL"><code class="function">PQrequestCancel</code></a> and
32 <a class="xref" href="libpq-exec.html#LIBPQ-PQOIDSTATUS"><code class="function">PQoidStatus</code></a> are not thread-safe and should not be
33 used in multithread programs. <a class="xref" href="libpq-cancel.html#LIBPQ-PQREQUESTCANCEL"><code class="function">PQrequestCancel</code></a>
34 can be replaced by <a class="xref" href="libpq-cancel.html#LIBPQ-PQCANCELBLOCKING"><code class="function">PQcancelBlocking</code></a>.
35 <a class="xref" href="libpq-exec.html#LIBPQ-PQOIDSTATUS"><code class="function">PQoidStatus</code></a> can be replaced by
36 <a class="xref" href="libpq-exec.html#LIBPQ-PQOIDVALUE"><code class="function">PQoidValue</code></a>.
38 If you are using Kerberos inside your application (in addition to inside
39 <span class="application">libpq</span>), you will need to do locking around
40 Kerberos calls because Kerberos functions are not thread-safe. See
41 function <code class="function">PQregisterThreadLock</code> in the
42 <span class="application">libpq</span> source code for a way to do cooperative
43 locking between <span class="application">libpq</span> and your application.
45 Similarly, if you are using <span class="productname">Curl</span> inside your application,
46 <span class="emphasis"><em>and</em></span> you do not already
47 <a class="ulink" href="https://curl.se/libcurl/c/curl_global_init.html" target="_top">initialize
48 libcurl globally</a> before starting new threads, you will need to
49 cooperatively lock (again via <code class="function">PQregisterThreadLock</code>)
50 around any code that may initialize libcurl. This restriction is lifted for
51 more recent versions of <span class="productname">Curl</span> that are built to support thread-safe
52 initialization; those builds can be identified by the advertisement of a
53 <code class="literal">threadsafe</code> feature in their version metadata.
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