<function>WaitForBackgroundWorkerStartup(<parameter>BackgroundWorkerHandle
*handle</parameter>, <parameter>pid_t *</parameter>)</function> function.
This function will block until the postmaster has attempted to start the
- background worker, or until the postmaster dies. If the background runner
- is running, the return value will <literal>BGWH_STARTED</literal>, and
+ background worker, or until the postmaster dies. If the background worker
+ is running, the return value will be <literal>BGWH_STARTED</literal>, and
the PID will be written to the provided address. Otherwise, the return
value will be <literal>BGWH_STOPPED</literal> or
<literal>BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED</literal>.
</para>
+ <para>
+ A process can also wait for a background worker to shut down, by using the
+ <function>WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(<parameter>BackgroundWorkerHandle
+ *handle</parameter>)</function> function and passing the
+ <type>BackgroundWorkerHandle *</type> obtained at registration. This
+ function will block until the background worker exits, or postmaster dies.
+ When the background worker exits, the return value is
+ <literal>BGWH_STOPPED</literal>, if postmaster dies it will return
+ <literal>BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED</literal>.
+ </para>
+
<para>
If a background worker sends asynchronous notifications with the
<command>NOTIFY</command> command via the Server Programming Interface