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Re: bug in SignalSomeChildren

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2010-12-20T19:23:22Z
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> Another option that might be workable (but I have reservations, and
> haven't tested it either) is to check whether the return value of
> getppid() is equal to 1.  If it's neither 1 nor PostmasterPid then try
> kill().

I like that better actually ... one less thing for developers to get wrong.

			regards, tom lane