pmsignal.h

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/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * pmsignal.h
 *    routines for signaling the postmaster from its child processes
 *
 *
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2013, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 *
 * src/include/storage/pmsignal.h
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
#ifndef PMSIGNAL_H
#define PMSIGNAL_H

/*
 * Reasons for signaling the postmaster.  We can cope with simultaneous
 * signals for different reasons.  If the same reason is signaled multiple
 * times in quick succession, however, the postmaster is likely to observe
 * only one notification of it.  This is okay for the present uses.
 */
typedef enum
{
    PMSIGNAL_RECOVERY_STARTED,  /* recovery has started */
    PMSIGNAL_BEGIN_HOT_STANDBY, /* begin Hot Standby */
    PMSIGNAL_WAKEN_ARCHIVER,    /* send a NOTIFY signal to xlog archiver */
    PMSIGNAL_ROTATE_LOGFILE,    /* send SIGUSR1 to syslogger to rotate logfile */
    PMSIGNAL_START_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER,    /* start an autovacuum launcher */
    PMSIGNAL_START_AUTOVAC_WORKER,      /* start an autovacuum worker */
    PMSIGNAL_START_WALRECEIVER, /* start a walreceiver */
    PMSIGNAL_ADVANCE_STATE_MACHINE,     /* advance postmaster's state machine */

    NUM_PMSIGNALS               /* Must be last value of enum! */
} PMSignalReason;

/* PMSignalData is an opaque struct, details known only within pmsignal.c */
typedef struct PMSignalData PMSignalData;

/*
 * prototypes for functions in pmsignal.c
 */
extern Size PMSignalShmemSize(void);
extern void PMSignalShmemInit(void);
extern void SendPostmasterSignal(PMSignalReason reason);
extern bool CheckPostmasterSignal(PMSignalReason reason);
extern int  AssignPostmasterChildSlot(void);
extern bool ReleasePostmasterChildSlot(int slot);
extern bool IsPostmasterChildWalSender(int slot);
extern void MarkPostmasterChildActive(void);
extern void MarkPostmasterChildInactive(void);
extern void MarkPostmasterChildWalSender(void);
extern bool PostmasterIsAlive(void);

#endif   /* PMSIGNAL_H */