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diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 3dbf82b339d..d294f9e0af2 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@
#include <dns_sd.h>
#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_IS_THREADED_NP
+#include <pthread.h>
+#endif
+
#include "access/transam.h"
#include "access/xlog.h"
#include "bootstrap/bootstrap.h"
@@ -1233,6 +1237,24 @@ PostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
*/
RemovePgTempFiles();
+#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_IS_THREADED_NP
+
+ /*
+ * On Darwin, libintl replaces setlocale() with a version that calls
+ * CFLocaleCopyCurrent() when its second argument is "" and every relevant
+ * environment variable is unset or empty. CFLocaleCopyCurrent() makes
+ * the process multithreaded. The postmaster calls sigprocmask() and
+ * calls fork() without an immediate exec(), both of which have undefined
+ * behavior in a multithreaded program. A multithreaded postmaster is the
+ * normal case on Windows, which offers neither fork() nor sigprocmask().
+ */
+ if (pthread_is_threaded_np() != 0)
+ ereport(LOG,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+ errmsg("postmaster became multithreaded during startup"),
+ errhint("Set the LC_ALL environment variable to a valid locale.")));
+#endif
+
/*
* Remember postmaster startup time
*/
@@ -1675,6 +1697,15 @@ ServerLoop(void)
TouchSocketLockFiles();
last_touch_time = now;
}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_IS_THREADED_NP
+
+ /*
+ * With assertions enabled, check regularly for appearance of
+ * additional threads. All builds check at start and exit.
+ */
+ Assert(pthread_is_threaded_np() == 0);
+#endif
}
}
@@ -4632,6 +4663,18 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
static void
ExitPostmaster(int status)
{
+#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_IS_THREADED_NP
+
+ /*
+ * There is no known cause for a postmaster to become multithreaded after
+ * startup. Recheck to account for the possibility of unknown causes.
+ */
+ if (pthread_is_threaded_np() != 0)
+ ereport(LOG,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+ errmsg("postmaster became multithreaded")));
+#endif
+
/* should cleanup shared memory and kill all backends */
/*