Re: pg_ctl/pg_rewind tests vs. slow AIX buildfarm members - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Sat, Sep 05, 2015 at 10:22:59PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com> writes:
> > kill() adds nothing when dealing with a pg_ctl child.  waitpid() is enough.
> 
> The kill() coding works on Windows (I believe); waitpid() not so much.

Windows has the concept under a different name.  See postmaster.c.