Re: Regarding BGworkers - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: Regarding BGworkers
Date
Msg-id CA+TgmobTVe5QH5X=jyD1T1j4-XWJDgRtZo69UmnDttTvYGVFBw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Regarding BGworkers  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Regarding BGworkers  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
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On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Michael Paquier
<michael.paquier@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Alvaro Herrera
> <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>> maybe_start_bgworker()          in postmaster.c
>>   do_start_bgworker()           in postmaster.c
>>     StartBackgroundWorker()     in bgworker.c
> This formulation is fine, thanks. Instead of maybe_start_bgworker,
> what about start_bgworker_if_necessary?

I think Alvaro's suggestion is better.  It's shorter, and makes clear
that at most one will be started.

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Robert Haas
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