From: Bryan Henderson <bryanh@giraffe.netgate.net>

scrappy · scrappy · commit 242625f26bac · 1997-11-09T04:47:09.000Z
My analysis of the formerly mentioned IPC reinitialization problem was
hampered by an imprecise error message.  I have rewritten it so it is
clearer and more accurate.
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.52 1997/11/07 20:51:54 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.53 1997/11/09 04:47:09 scrappy Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  this is the "main" module of the postgres backend and
@@ -744,11 +744,13 @@ handle_warn(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 static void
 quickdie(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 {
-	elog(NOTICE, "I have been signalled by the postmaster.");
-	elog(NOTICE, "Some backend process has died unexpectedly and possibly");
-	elog(NOTICE, "corrupted shared memory.  The current transaction was");
-	elog(NOTICE, "aborted, and I am going to exit.  Please resend the");
-	elog(NOTICE, "last query. -- The postgres backend");
+	elog(NOTICE, "Message from PostgreSQL backend:  The Postmaster has ");
+	elog(NOTICE, "informed me that some other backend died abnormally and ");
+	elog(NOTICE, "possibly corrupted shared memory.  I have rolled back ");
+	elog(NOTICE, "the current transaction and am going to terminate your ");
+	elog(NOTICE, "database system connection and exit.  Please reconnect to");
+	elog(NOTICE, "the database system and repeat your query.");
+
 
 	/*
 	 * DO NOT ExitPostgres(0) -- we're here because shared memory may be
@@ -1337,7 +1339,7 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (IsUnderPostmaster == false)
 	{
 		puts("\nPOSTGRES backend interactive interface");
-		puts("$Revision: 1.52 $ $Date: 1997/11/07 20:51:54 $");
+		puts("$Revision: 1.53 $ $Date: 1997/11/09 04:47:09 $");
 	}
 
 	/* ----------------

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@`
`7`	`7`	`*`
`8`	`8`	`*`
`9`	`9`	`* IDENTIFICATION`
`10`		`- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.52 1997/11/07 20:51:54 momjian Exp $`
	`10`	`+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.53 1997/11/09 04:47:09 scrappy Exp $`
`11`	`11`	`*`
`12`	`12`	`* NOTES`
`13`	`13`	`* this is the "main" module of the postgres backend and`
`@@ -744,11 +744,13 @@ handle_warn(SIGNAL_ARGS)`
`744`	`744`	`static void`
`745`	`745`	`quickdie(SIGNAL_ARGS)`
`746`	`746`	`{`
`747`		`- elog(NOTICE, "I have been signalled by the postmaster.");`
`748`		`- elog(NOTICE, "Some backend process has died unexpectedly and possibly");`
`749`		`- elog(NOTICE, "corrupted shared memory. The current transaction was");`
`750`		`- elog(NOTICE, "aborted, and I am going to exit. Please resend the");`
`751`		`- elog(NOTICE, "last query. -- The postgres backend");`
	`747`	`+ elog(NOTICE, "Message from PostgreSQL backend: The Postmaster has ");`
	`748`	`+ elog(NOTICE, "informed me that some other backend died abnormally and ");`
	`749`	`+ elog(NOTICE, "possibly corrupted shared memory. I have rolled back ");`
	`750`	`+ elog(NOTICE, "the current transaction and am going to terminate your ");`
	`751`	`+ elog(NOTICE, "database system connection and exit. Please reconnect to");`
	`752`	`+ elog(NOTICE, "the database system and repeat your query.");`
	`753`	`+`
`752`	`754`
`753`	`755`	`/*`
`754`	`756`	`* DO NOT ExitPostgres(0) -- we're here because shared memory may be`
`@@ -1337,7 +1339,7 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[])`
`1337`	`1339`	`if (IsUnderPostmaster == false)`
`1338`	`1340`	`{`
`1339`	`1341`	`puts("\nPOSTGRES backend interactive interface");`
`1340`		`- puts("$Revision: 1.52 $ $Date: 1997/11/07 20:51:54 $");`
	`1342`	`+ puts("$Revision: 1.53 $ $Date: 1997/11/09 04:47:09 $");`
`1341`	`1343`	`}`
`1342`	`1344`
`1343`	`1345`	`/* ----------------`