Re: A new function to wait for the backend exit after termination

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 8:39 AM David G. Johnston
<david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> If the backend is terminated within the user specified timeout then
>> the function returns true, otherwise false.
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> I’m suggesting an option for the second case to fail instead of returning false.
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That seems fine.

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>> > I could imagine, in theory at least, wanting to wait for a backend to go idle as well as for it disappearing.
Scopecreep in terms of this patch's goal but worth at least considering now. 
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>> IIUC, do we need a new option, something like pg_wait_backend(pid,
>> timeout, waituntil) where "waituntil" if specified "idle" waits until
>> the given backend goes to idle mode, or "termination" waits until
>> termination?
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>> If my understanding is wrong, could you please explain more?
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> Yes, this describes what i was thinking.
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+1.

I will implement these functionality and post a new patch soon.

With Regards,
Bharath Rupireddy.
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