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-rw-r--r--src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c65
-rw-r--r--src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c10
2 files changed, 69 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
index 0e7a4a53a14..39c81b3aab0 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ slist_head BackgroundWorkerList = SLIST_STATIC_INIT(BackgroundWorkerList);
* must fully initialize the slot - and insert a write memory barrier - before
* marking it as in use.
*
+ * As an exception, however, even when the slot is in use, regular backends
+ * may set the 'terminate' flag for a slot, telling the postmaster not
+ * to restart it. Once the background worker is no longer running, the slot
+ * will be released for reuse.
+ *
* In addition to coordinating with the postmaster, backends modifying this
* data structure must coordinate with each other. Since they can take locks,
* this is straightforward: any backend wishing to manipulate a slot must
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ slist_head BackgroundWorkerList = SLIST_STATIC_INIT(BackgroundWorkerList);
typedef struct BackgroundWorkerSlot
{
bool in_use;
+ bool terminate;
pid_t pid; /* InvalidPid = not started yet; 0 = dead */
uint64 generation; /* incremented when slot is recycled */
BackgroundWorker worker;
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ BackgroundWorkerShmemInit(void)
rw = slist_container(RegisteredBgWorker, rw_lnode, siter.cur);
Assert(slotno < max_worker_processes);
slot->in_use = true;
+ slot->terminate = false;
slot->pid = InvalidPid;
slot->generation = 0;
rw->rw_shmem_slot = slotno;
@@ -223,14 +230,29 @@ BackgroundWorkerStateChange(void)
*/
pg_read_barrier();
- /*
- * See whether we already know about this worker. If not, we need
- * to update our backend-private BackgroundWorkerList to match shared
- * memory.
- */
+ /* See whether we already know about this worker. */
rw = FindRegisteredWorkerBySlotNumber(slotno);
if (rw != NULL)
+ {
+ /*
+ * In general, the worker data can't change after it's initially
+ * registered. However, someone can set the terminate flag.
+ */
+ if (slot->terminate && !rw->rw_terminate)
+ {
+ rw->rw_terminate = true;
+ if (rw->rw_pid != 0)
+ kill(rw->rw_pid, SIGTERM);
+ }
continue;
+ }
+
+ /* If it's already flagged as do not restart, just release the slot. */
+ if (slot->terminate)
+ {
+ slot->in_use = false;
+ continue;
+ }
/*
* Copy the registration data into the registered workers list.
@@ -292,6 +314,7 @@ BackgroundWorkerStateChange(void)
rw->rw_child_slot = 0;
rw->rw_crashed_at = 0;
rw->rw_shmem_slot = slotno;
+ rw->rw_terminate = false;
/* Log it! */
ereport(LOG,
@@ -714,6 +737,7 @@ RegisterBackgroundWorker(BackgroundWorker *worker)
rw->rw_pid = 0;
rw->rw_child_slot = 0;
rw->rw_crashed_at = 0;
+ rw->rw_terminate = false;
slist_push_head(&BackgroundWorkerList, &rw->rw_lnode);
}
@@ -764,6 +788,7 @@ RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(BackgroundWorker *worker,
memcpy(&slot->worker, worker, sizeof(BackgroundWorker));
slot->pid = InvalidPid; /* indicates not started yet */
slot->generation++;
+ slot->terminate = false;
generation = slot->generation;
/*
@@ -905,3 +930,33 @@ WaitForBackgroundWorkerStartup(BackgroundWorkerHandle *handle, pid_t *pidp)
set_latch_on_sigusr1 = save_set_latch_on_sigusr1;
return status;
}
+
+/*
+ * Instruct the postmaster to terminate a background worker.
+ *
+ * Note that it's safe to do this without regard to whether the worker is
+ * still running, or even if the worker may already have existed and been
+ * unregistered.
+ */
+void
+TerminateBackgroundWorker(BackgroundWorkerHandle *handle)
+{
+ BackgroundWorkerSlot *slot;
+ bool signal_postmaster = false;
+
+ Assert(handle->slot < max_worker_processes);
+ slot = &BackgroundWorkerData->slot[handle->slot];
+
+ /* Set terminate flag in shared memory, unless slot has been reused. */
+ LWLockAcquire(BackgroundWorkerLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+ if (handle->generation == slot->generation)
+ {
+ slot->terminate = true;
+ signal_postmaster = true;
+ }
+ LWLockRelease(BackgroundWorkerLock);
+
+ /* Make sure the postmaster notices the change to shared memory. */
+ if (signal_postmaster)
+ SendPostmasterSignal(PMSIGNAL_BACKGROUND_WORKER_CHANGE);
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 98086f78410..351887b1333 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -1463,7 +1463,8 @@ DetermineSleepTime(struct timeval * timeout)
if (rw->rw_crashed_at == 0)
continue;
- if (rw->rw_worker.bgw_restart_time == BGW_NEVER_RESTART)
+ if (rw->rw_worker.bgw_restart_time == BGW_NEVER_RESTART
+ || rw->rw_terminate)
{
ForgetBackgroundWorker(&siter);
continue;
@@ -5471,6 +5472,13 @@ maybe_start_bgworker(void)
if (rw->rw_pid != 0)
continue;
+ /* marked for death? */
+ if (rw->rw_terminate)
+ {
+ ForgetBackgroundWorker(&iter);
+ continue;
+ }
+
/*
* If this worker has crashed previously, maybe it needs to be
* restarted (unless on registration it specified it doesn't want to