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   1 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2  *
   3  * pmsignal.h
   4  *        routines for signaling the postmaster from its child processes
   5  *
   6  *
   7  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
   8  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
   9  *
  10  * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/pmsignal.h,v 1.22 2009/02/18 15:58:41 heikki Exp $
  11  *
  12  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13  */
  14 #ifndef PMSIGNAL_H
  15 #define PMSIGNAL_H
  16
  17 /*
  18  * Reasons for signaling the postmaster.  We can cope with simultaneous
  19  * signals for different reasons.  If the same reason is signaled multiple
  20  * times in quick succession, however, the postmaster is likely to observe
  21  * only one notification of it.  This is okay for the present uses.
  22  */
  23 typedef enum
  24 {
  25         PMSIGNAL_RECOVERY_STARTED,      /* recovery has started */
  26         PMSIGNAL_RECOVERY_CONSISTENT, /* recovery has reached consistent state */
  27         PMSIGNAL_RECOVERY_COMPLETED, /* recovery has completed */
  28         PMSIGNAL_PASSWORD_CHANGE,       /* pg_auth file has changed */
  29         PMSIGNAL_WAKEN_ARCHIVER,        /* send a NOTIFY signal to xlog archiver */
  30         PMSIGNAL_ROTATE_LOGFILE,        /* send SIGUSR1 to syslogger to rotate logfile */
  31         PMSIGNAL_START_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER,        /* start an autovacuum launcher */
  32         PMSIGNAL_START_AUTOVAC_WORKER,          /* start an autovacuum worker */
  33
  34         NUM_PMSIGNALS                           /* Must be last value of enum! */
  35 } PMSignalReason;
  36
  37 /*
  38  * prototypes for functions in pmsignal.c
  39  */
  40 extern void PMSignalInit(void);
  41 extern void SendPostmasterSignal(PMSignalReason reason);
  42 extern bool CheckPostmasterSignal(PMSignalReason reason);
  43 extern bool PostmasterIsAlive(bool amDirectChild);
  44
  45 #endif   /* PMSIGNAL_H */