v8-0002-Assign-backend-type-earlier.patch

From 0c91ca9b3546c3cdc91d1586bf63e247d09efe38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Euler Taveira <euler@eulerto.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:09:11 -0300
Subject: [PATCH v8 2/3] Assign backend type earlier
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Instead of assigning the backend type into the Main function of each
postmaster child, do it earlier (after fork()). The backend type is
already known by postmaster_child_launch() before it calls fork(). This
reduces the time frame that MyBackendType is correct. (This is important
for log_min_messages per backend type that relies on a known
MyBackendType to decide if it writes a log message or not.)

Author: Euler Taveira <euler@eulerto.com>
Author: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/e85c6671-1600-4112-8887-f97a8a5d07b2@app.fastmail.com
---
 src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c        | 2 --
 src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c          | 1 -
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c          | 1 -
 src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c      | 1 -
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c    | 5 +++++
 src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c            | 1 -
 src/backend/postmaster/startup.c           | 1 -
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c         | 1 -
 src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c     | 1 -
 src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c         | 1 -
 src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c | 2 --
 src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c      | 1 -
 src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c    | 1 -
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c             | 7 ++++++-
 14 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
index 3e507d23cc9..5d1c3fdfb0f 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ AutoVacLauncherMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 		PostmasterContext = NULL;
 	}
 
-	MyBackendType = B_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER;
 	init_ps_display(NULL);
 
 	ereport(DEBUG1,
@@ -1401,7 +1400,6 @@ AutoVacWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 		PostmasterContext = NULL;
 	}
 
-	MyBackendType = B_AUTOVAC_WORKER;
 	init_ps_display(NULL);
 
 	Assert(GetProcessingMode() == InitProcessing);
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
index 65deabe91a7..5144d70095c 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
@@ -753,7 +753,6 @@ BackgroundWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	}
 
 	MyBgworkerEntry = worker;
-	MyBackendType = B_BG_WORKER;
 	init_ps_display(worker->bgw_name);
 
 	Assert(GetProcessingMode() == InitProcessing);
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 80e3088fc7e..0956bd39a85 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_BG_WRITER;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
index 6482c21b8f9..e03c19123bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ CheckpointerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_CHECKPOINTER;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	CheckpointerShmem->checkpointer_pid = MyProcPid;
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 57303e1731b..501bad56832 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ postmaster_child_launch(BackendType child_type, int child_slot,
 	pid = fork_process();
 	if (pid == 0)				/* child */
 	{
+		MyBackendType = child_type;
+
 		/* Capture and transfer timings that may be needed for logging */
 		if (IsExternalConnectionBackend(child_type))
 		{
@@ -586,6 +588,8 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	IsPostmasterEnvironment = true;
 	whereToSendOutput = DestNone;
 
+	MyBackendType = B_BACKEND;
+
 	/*
 	 * Capture the end of process creation for logging. We don't include the
 	 * time spent copying data from shared memory and setting up the backend.
@@ -609,6 +613,7 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (strcmp(child_process_kinds[idx].name, child_kind) == 0)
 		{
 			child_type = (BackendType) idx;
+			MyBackendType = child_type;
 			found = true;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
index 1a20387c4bd..82731e452fc 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ PgArchiverMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 {
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_ARCHIVER;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c b/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c
index a1a4f65f9a9..cdbe53dd262 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ StartupProcessMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 {
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_STARTUP;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	/* Arrange to clean up at startup process exit */
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index 1c443b3d126..86c5e376b40 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	now = MyStartTime;
 
-	MyBackendType = B_LOGGER;
 	init_ps_display(NULL);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c
index c3d56c866d3..2d8f57099fd 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ WalSummarizerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_WAL_SUMMARIZER;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	ereport(DEBUG1,
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
index 38ec8a4c8c7..23e79a32345 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ WalWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_WAL_WRITER;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c
index 73fc51ea53e..b53f888b804 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c
@@ -1540,8 +1540,6 @@ ReplSlotSyncWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_SLOTSYNC_WORKER;
-
 	init_ps_display(NULL);
 
 	Assert(GetProcessingMode() == InitProcessing);
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c b/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c
index a41453530a1..8dbd8cb2009 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ WalReceiverMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 
-	MyBackendType = B_WAL_RECEIVER;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c b/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c
index d7c144cd8f7..d9617c20e76 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ IoWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	volatile int error_errno = 0;
 	char		cmd[128];
 
-	MyBackendType = B_IO_WORKER;
 	AuxiliaryProcessMainCommon();
 
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 59975309a4e..f35ec0429b2 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -2779,7 +2779,12 @@ get_backend_type_for_log(void)
 	if (MyProcPid == PostmasterPid)
 		backend_type_str = "postmaster";
 	else if (MyBackendType == B_BG_WORKER)
-		backend_type_str = MyBgworkerEntry->bgw_type;
+	{
+		if (MyBgworkerEntry && MyBgworkerEntry->bgw_type[0] != '\0')
+			backend_type_str = MyBgworkerEntry->bgw_type;
+		else
+			backend_type_str = "early bgworker";
+	}
 	else
 		backend_type_str = GetBackendTypeDesc(MyBackendType);
 
-- 
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