1 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
2  *
3  * pmsignal.h
4  *	  routines for signaling the postmaster from its child processes
5  *
6  *
7  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2016, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
8  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
9  *
10  * src/include/storage/pmsignal.h
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_BEGIN_HOT_STANDBY, /* begin Hot Standby */
27 	PMSIGNAL_WAKEN_ARCHIVER,	/* send a NOTIFY signal to xlog archiver */
28 	PMSIGNAL_ROTATE_LOGFILE,	/* send SIGUSR1 to syslogger to rotate logfile */
29 	PMSIGNAL_START_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER,	/* start an autovacuum launcher */
30 	PMSIGNAL_START_AUTOVAC_WORKER,		/* start an autovacuum worker */
31 	PMSIGNAL_BACKGROUND_WORKER_CHANGE,	/* background worker state change */
32 	PMSIGNAL_START_WALRECEIVER, /* start a walreceiver */
33 	PMSIGNAL_ADVANCE_STATE_MACHINE,		/* advance postmaster's state machine */
34 
35 	NUM_PMSIGNALS				/* Must be last value of enum! */
36 } PMSignalReason;
37 
38 /* PMSignalData is an opaque struct, details known only within pmsignal.c */
39 typedef struct PMSignalData PMSignalData;
40 
41 /*
42  * prototypes for functions in pmsignal.c
43  */
44 extern Size PMSignalShmemSize(void);
45 extern void PMSignalShmemInit(void);
46 extern void SendPostmasterSignal(PMSignalReason reason);
47 extern bool CheckPostmasterSignal(PMSignalReason reason);
48 extern int	AssignPostmasterChildSlot(void);
49 extern bool ReleasePostmasterChildSlot(int slot);
50 extern bool IsPostmasterChildWalSender(int slot);
51 extern void MarkPostmasterChildActive(void);
52 extern void MarkPostmasterChildInactive(void);
53 extern void MarkPostmasterChildWalSender(void);
54 extern bool PostmasterIsAlive(void);
55 
56 #endif   /* PMSIGNAL_H */
57