To implement the idea of performing a checkpoint after every so many
XLOG megabytes (as well as after every so many seconds), I need to pick
an additional signal number for the postmaster to accept. Seems like
the most appropriate choice for this is SIGUSR1, which isn't currently
being used at
On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 04:06:16PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
To implement the idea of performing a checkpoint after every so many
XLOG megabytes (as well as after every so many seconds), I need to pick
an additional signal number for the postmaster to accept. Seems like
the most appropriate
Tom Lane writes:
I think it'd be a good idea to change the code so that SIGQUIT is the
per-backend quickdie() signal, not SIGUSR1, to bring the postmaster and
backend signals back into some semblance of agreement.
I think we agreed on this already when someone wanted to use a signal for
