On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Thomas Munro <thomas.mu...@enterprisedb.com> writes: >> I discovered that if you build with -DEXEC_BACKEND on a Unix system >> and then try to start a background worker, it dies in >> InitializeLatchSupport: > >> TRAP: FailedAssertion("!(selfpipe_readfd == -1)", File: "latch.c", Line: 161) > >> That's because InitPostmasterChild is called twice. I can >> successfully use regular parallel query workers and bgworkers created >> by extensions if I apply the attached patch. > > Confirmed, fix pushed. I wonder if we should have a buildfarm member > running the Unix EXEC_BACKEND code ...
That would get my vote. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers