Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Repair two places where SIGTERM exit couldleave shared memory - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>
>>> Also use this method
>>> for createdb cleanup --- that wasn't a shared-memory-corruption problem,
>>> but SIGTERM abort of createdb could leave orphaned files lying around.
>>
>> I wonder if we could use this mechanism for cleaning up in case of
>> failed CLUSTER, REINDEX or the like.  I think these can leave dangling
>> files around.
>
> They do clean up on abort or SIGTERM.

Ah, we're OK then.

> If you experience a sudden power  loss, or kill -9 while CLUSTER or
> REINDEX is running, they will leave  behind dangling files, but that's
> a different problem.

Sure, no surprises there.

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