From c3078bfb08f22cddbaa17cc4558c1e7daa8b0eca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 16:09:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Rework signal-sender errdetail to pass info via handler
 arguments.

Commit 095c9d4cf06 added errdetail() reporting of the PID and UID of
the process that sent a termination signal.  However, as noted by
Andres Freund, the implementation had architectural problems:

1. wrapper_handler() in pqsignal.c contained SIGTERM-specific logic
   (setting ProcDieSenderPid/Uid), violating its role as a generic
   signal dispatch wrapper.

2. Using globals to pass sender info between wrapper_handler and the
   real handler is unsafe when signals nest on some platforms.

3. The syncrep.c errdetail used psprintf() to conditionally embed
   text via %s, breaking translatability.

Adopt the approach proposed by Andres Freund: introduce a
pg_signal_info struct that is passed as an argument to all signal
handlers via the SIGNAL_ARGS macro.  wrapper_handler populates it
from siginfo_t when SA_SIGINFO is available, or with zeros otherwise.
This keeps wrapper_handler fully generic and avoids any globals for
passing signal metadata.

Since pqsigfunc now has a different signature from the system's
signal handler type, SIG_IGN and SIG_DFL can no longer be passed
directly to pqsignal().  Introduce PG_SIG_IGN and PG_SIG_DFL macros
that cast to the new pqsigfunc type, and update all call sites.
The legacy pqsignal() in libpq retains its original signature via
a local typedef.

Only die() reads pg_siginfo today, copying the sender PID/UID into
ProcDieSenderPid/Uid for later use by ProcessInterrupts().  Only the
first SIGTERM's sender info is recorded.

Also fix the syncrep.c translatability issue by using separate ereport
calls with complete, independently translatable errdetail strings.

Also make the psql TAP test require the DETAIL line on platforms with
SA_SIGINFO, rather than making it unconditionally optional.

Author: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/cwyyryh2veejuxbj5ifzyaejw7jhhqc5mrdeq56xckknsdecn2@6hzfcxde2nm5
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/jygesyr7mwg7ovdbxpmjvvbi3hccptpkcreqb645h7f56puwbz@hmkkwi3melfe
---
 src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c           |  8 +--
 src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c         | 10 +--
 src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c           | 14 ++--
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           | 10 +--
 src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c       |  8 +--
 src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c             |  8 +--
 src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c         | 12 ++--
 src/backend/postmaster/startup.c            |  6 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c          | 14 ++--
 src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c      | 10 +--
 src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c          | 10 +--
 src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c  |  6 +-
 src/backend/replication/syncrep.c           | 28 ++++----
 src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c       | 10 +--
 src/backend/replication/walsender.c         |  4 +-
 src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c     |  6 +-
 src/backend/storage/file/fd.c               |  4 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/waiteventset.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/tcop/postgres.c                 | 19 ++++--
 src/bin/initdb/initdb.c                     |  4 +-
 src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c                     |  2 +-
 src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c                  |  8 +--
 src/bin/psql/t/001_basic.pl                 |  5 +-
 src/fe_utils/print.c                        |  4 +-
 src/include/c.h                             | 27 +++++---
 src/include/port.h                          |  3 +
 src/interfaces/libpq/legacy-pqsignal.c      |  8 ++-
 src/port/pqsignal.c                         | 75 ++++++++++++++-------
 src/test/regress/pg_regress.c               |  2 +-
 src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list            |  1 +
 31 files changed, 191 insertions(+), 139 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
index 63378ab3d8c..b487289d4a3 100644
--- a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
+++ b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
@@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ bootstrap_signals(void)
 	 * mode; "curl up and die" is a sufficient response for all these cases.
 	 * Let's set that handling explicitly, as documentation if nothing else.
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
-	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL);
-	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGHUP, PG_SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGTERM, PG_SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, PG_SIG_DFL);
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
index c4d6b8811bf..9fedf68c6af 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
@@ -448,11 +448,11 @@ AutoVacLauncherMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	InitializeTimeouts();		/* establishes SIGALRM handler */
 
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, avl_sigusr2_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGFPE, FloatExceptionHandler);
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Create a per-backend PGPROC struct in shared memory.  We must do this
@@ -1459,11 +1459,11 @@ AutoVacWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	InitializeTimeouts();		/* establishes SIGALRM handler */
 
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGFPE, FloatExceptionHandler);
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Create a per-backend PGPROC struct in shared memory.  We must do this
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
index 0992b9b6353..4569d9d232f 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgworker.c
@@ -780,19 +780,19 @@ BackgroundWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
-		pqsignal(SIGUSR1, SIG_IGN);
-		pqsignal(SIGFPE, SIG_IGN);
+		pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);
+		pqsignal(SIGUSR1, PG_SIG_IGN);
+		pqsignal(SIGFPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	}
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, die);
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGHUP, PG_SIG_IGN);
 
 	InitializeTimeouts();		/* establishes SIGALRM handler */
 
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * If an exception is encountered, processing resumes here.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..d364382303a 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	 * Properly accept or ignore signals that might be sent to us.
 	 */
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload);
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SignalHandlerForShutdownRequest);
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * We just started, assume there has been either a shutdown or
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
index 6b424ee610f..087120db090 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
@@ -223,17 +223,17 @@ CheckpointerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	 */
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload);
 	pqsignal(SIGINT, ReqShutdownXLOG);
-	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN); /* ignore SIGTERM */
+	pqsignal(SIGTERM, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* ignore SIGTERM */
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SignalHandlerForShutdownRequest);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize so that first time-driven event happens at the correct time.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c b/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c
index 1243949eacb..18797a8ee3d 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ DataChecksumsWorkerLauncherMain(Datum arg)
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, die);
 	pqsignal(SIGINT, launcher_cancel_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
 
 	BackgroundWorkerUnblockSignals();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
index 0a1a1149d78..0f207ac0356 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
@@ -229,16 +229,16 @@ PgArchiverMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	 * except for SIGHUP, SIGTERM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2, and SIGQUIT.
 	 */
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload);
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SignalHandlerForShutdownRequest);
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, pgarch_waken_stop);
 
 	/* Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/* Unblock signals (they were blocked when the postmaster forked us) */
 	sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &UnBlockSig, NULL);
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 6f13e8f40a0..0a9b336d650 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ PostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	pqsignal(SIGINT, handle_pm_shutdown_request_signal);
 	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, handle_pm_shutdown_request_signal);
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, handle_pm_shutdown_request_signal);
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN); /* ignored */
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN); /* ignored */
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* ignored */
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* ignored */
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, handle_pm_pmsignal_signal);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, dummy_handler);	/* unused, reserve for children */
 	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, handle_pm_child_exit_signal);
@@ -571,15 +571,15 @@ PostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * child processes should just allow the inherited settings to stand.
 	 */
 #ifdef SIGTTIN
-	pqsignal(SIGTTIN, SIG_IGN); /* ignored */
+	pqsignal(SIGTTIN, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* ignored */
 #endif
 #ifdef SIGTTOU
-	pqsignal(SIGTTOU, SIG_IGN); /* ignored */
+	pqsignal(SIGTTOU, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* ignored */
 #endif
 
 	/* ignore SIGXFSZ, so that ulimit violations work like disk full */
 #ifdef SIGXFSZ
-	pqsignal(SIGXFSZ, SIG_IGN); /* ignored */
+	pqsignal(SIGXFSZ, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* ignored */
 #endif
 
 	/* Begin accepting signals. */
@@ -3939,7 +3939,7 @@ process_pm_pmsignal(void)
  * Dummy signal handler
  *
  * We use this for signals that we don't actually use in the postmaster,
- * but we do use in backends.  If we were to SIG_IGN such signals in the
+ * but we do use in backends.  If we were to PG_SIG_IGN such signals in the
  * postmaster, then a newly started backend might drop a signal that arrives
  * before it's able to reconfigure its signal processing.  (See notes in
  * tcop/postgres.c.)
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c b/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c
index cdbe53dd262..b46bac681fe 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/startup.c
@@ -226,18 +226,18 @@ StartupProcessMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	 * Properly accept or ignore signals the postmaster might send us.
 	 */
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, StartupProcSigHupHandler); /* reload config file */
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);	/* ignore query cancel */
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* ignore query cancel */
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, StartupProcShutdownHandler);	/* request shutdown */
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
 	InitializeTimeouts();		/* establishes SIGALRM handler */
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, StartupProcTriggerHandler);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Register timeouts needed for standby mode
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index 0c2a7bc8578..acfe0a01715 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -276,18 +276,18 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload); /* set flag to read config
 													 * file */
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGTERM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, sigUsr1Handler);	/* request log rotation */
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &UnBlockSig, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c
index 20960f5b633..4f12eaf2c85 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/walsummarizer.c
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ WalSummarizerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	 * Properly accept or ignore signals the postmaster might send us
 	 */
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload);
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);	/* no query to cancel */
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* no query to cancel */
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SignalHandlerForShutdownRequest);
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN); /* not used */
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* not used */
 
 	/* Advertise ourselves. */
 	on_shmem_exit(WalSummarizerShutdown, (Datum) 0);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ WalSummarizerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	/*
 	 * Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * If an exception is encountered, processing resumes here.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
index 9cd86ad7022..af24d05c542 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@ WalWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	 * Properly accept or ignore signals the postmaster might send us
 	 */
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload);
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);	/* no query to cancel */
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* no query to cancel */
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SignalHandlerForShutdownRequest);
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN); /* not used */
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);	/* not used */
 
 	/*
 	 * Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Create a memory context that we will do all our work in.  We do this so
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c
index 8b53bd3ac7f..01607244bff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/slotsync.c
@@ -1555,9 +1555,9 @@ ReplSlotSyncWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, die);
 	pqsignal(SIGFPE, FloatExceptionHandler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	check_and_set_sync_info(MyProcPid);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
index 46a778f0917..896ba45412d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
@@ -300,22 +300,18 @@ SyncRepWaitForLSN(XLogRecPtr lsn, bool commit)
 		 */
 		if (ProcDiePending)
 		{
-			/*
-			 * ProcDieSenderPid/Uid are read directly from the globals here
-			 * rather than copied to locals first; a second SIGTERM could
-			 * change them between reads, but that is harmless because the
-			 * process is about to die anyway.  The signal sender detail is
-			 * inlined rather than using a separate errdetail() call because
-			 * it must be appended to the existing detail message.
-			 */
-			ereport(WARNING,
-					(errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-					 errmsg("canceling the wait for synchronous replication and terminating connection due to administrator command"),
-					 errdetail("The transaction has already committed locally, but might not have been replicated to the standby.%s",
-							   ProcDieSenderPid == 0 ? "" :
-							   psprintf("\nSignal sent by PID %d, UID %d.",
-										(int) ProcDieSenderPid,
-										(int) ProcDieSenderUid))));
+			if (ProcDieSenderPid != 0)
+				ereport(WARNING,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+						 errmsg("canceling the wait for synchronous replication and terminating connection due to administrator command"),
+						 errdetail("The transaction has already committed locally, but might not have been replicated to the standby. Signal sent by PID %d, UID %d.",
+								   (int) ProcDieSenderPid,
+								   (int) ProcDieSenderUid)));
+			else
+				ereport(WARNING,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+						 errmsg("canceling the wait for synchronous replication and terminating connection due to administrator command"),
+						 errdetail("The transaction has already committed locally, but might not have been replicated to the standby.")));
 			whereToSendOutput = DestNone;
 			SyncRepCancelWait();
 			break;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c b/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c
index a437273cf9a..9ad8b6648e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walreceiver.c
@@ -250,16 +250,16 @@ WalReceiverMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	/* Properly accept or ignore signals the postmaster might send us */
 	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SignalHandlerForConfigReload); /* set flag to read config
 													 * file */
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, die);		/* request shutdown */
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
 
 	/* Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 
 	/* Load the libpq-specific functions */
 	load_file("libpqwalreceiver", false);
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
index b4a2117a7f9..3957213a057 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -3896,13 +3896,13 @@ WalSndSignals(void)
 	pqsignal(SIGTERM, die);		/* request shutdown */
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
 	InitializeTimeouts();		/* establishes SIGALRM handler */
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, WalSndLastCycleHandler);	/* request a last cycle and
 												 * shutdown */
 
 	/* Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not here */
-	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);
 }
 
 /* Register shared-memory space needed by walsender */
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c b/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c
index eb686cede1a..ca24af126e7 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/aio/method_worker.c
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ IoWorkerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	 * Ignore SIGTERM, will get explicit shutdown via SIGUSR2 later in the
 	 * shutdown sequence, similar to checkpointer.
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGTERM, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	/* SIGQUIT handler was already set up by InitPostmasterChild */
-	pqsignal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGALRM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SignalHandlerForShutdownRequest);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c b/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
index 01f1bd6e687..a8be066afe0 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
@@ -2748,11 +2748,11 @@ OpenPipeStream(const char *command, const char *mode)
 
 TryAgain:
 	fflush(NULL);
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_DFL);
 	errno = 0;
 	file = popen(command, mode);
 	save_errno = errno;
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 	errno = save_errno;
 	if (file != NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/waiteventset.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/waiteventset.c
index 0f228e1e7b8..627dba0a842 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/waiteventset.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/waiteventset.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ InitializeWaitEventSupport(void)
 
 #ifdef WAIT_USE_KQUEUE
 	/* Ignore SIGURG, because we'll receive it via kqueue. */
-	pqsignal(SIGURG, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGURG, PG_SIG_IGN);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
index 4fb18741dc5..14df4d9aaf8 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
@@ -3025,6 +3025,17 @@ die(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 	{
 		InterruptPending = true;
 		ProcDiePending = true;
+
+		/*
+		 * Record who sent the signal.  Will be 0 on platforms without
+		 * SA_SIGINFO, which is fine -- ProcessInterrupts() checks for that.
+		 * Only set on the first SIGTERM so we report the original sender.
+		 */
+		if (ProcDieSenderPid == 0)
+		{
+			ProcDieSenderPid = pg_siginfo->pid;
+			ProcDieSenderUid = pg_siginfo->uid;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* for the cumulative stats system */
@@ -4308,17 +4319,17 @@ PostgresMain(const char *dbname, const char *username)
 		 * returns to outer loop.  This seems safer than forcing exit in the
 		 * midst of output during who-knows-what operation...
 		 */
-		pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+		pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 		pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
-		pqsignal(SIGUSR2, SIG_IGN);
+		pqsignal(SIGUSR2, PG_SIG_IGN);
 		pqsignal(SIGFPE, FloatExceptionHandler);
 
 		/*
 		 * Reset some signals that are accepted by postmaster but not by
 		 * backend
 		 */
-		pqsignal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL); /* system() requires this on some
-									 * platforms */
+		pqsignal(SIGCHLD, PG_SIG_DFL);	/* system() requires this on some
+										 * platforms */
 	}
 
 	/* Early initialization */
diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
index 509f1114ef6..44a2c7a7c7f 100644
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
@@ -2903,10 +2903,10 @@ setup_signals(void)
 	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, trapsig);
 
 	/* Ignore SIGPIPE when writing to backend, so we can clean up */
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 
 	/* Prevent SIGSYS so we can probe for kernel calls that might not work */
-	pqsignal(SIGSYS, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGSYS, PG_SIG_IGN);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
index 3cc61455dcb..5539eb8ebef 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ trap_sigint_during_startup(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 	 * Clear the signal handler, and send the signal again, to terminate the
 	 * process as normal.
 	 */
-	pqsignal(postgres_signal_arg, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(postgres_signal_arg, PG_SIG_DFL);
 	raise(postgres_signal_arg);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
index a28561fbd84..a7bed5ecccf 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
@@ -568,9 +568,9 @@ sigTermHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 	 * signal handler.  That could muck up our attempt to send PQcancel, so
 	 * disable the signals that set_cancel_handler enabled.
 	 */
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGTERM, PG_SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, PG_SIG_IGN);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're in the leader, forward signal to all workers.  (It seems best
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ ParallelBackupStart(ArchiveHandle *AH)
 	 * the workers to inherit this setting, though.
 	 */
 #ifndef WIN32
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 #endif
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/t/001_basic.pl b/src/bin/psql/t/001_basic.pl
index 7c21204c1f2..9d966c7bece 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/t/001_basic.pl
+++ b/src/bin/psql/t/001_basic.pl
@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ my ($ret, $out, $err) = $node->psql('postgres',
 is($ret, 2, 'server crash: psql exit code');
 like($out, qr/before/, 'server crash: output before crash');
 unlike($out, qr/AFTER/, 'server crash: no output after crash');
+my $detail_re = check_pg_config("#define HAVE_SA_SIGINFO 1")
+	? qr/DETAIL:  Signal sent by PID \d+, UID \d+\.\n/
+	: qr//;
 like( $err, qr/psql:<stdin>:2: FATAL:  terminating connection due to administrator command
-(?:DETAIL:  Signal sent by PID \d+, UID \d+\.\n)?psql:<stdin>:2: server closed the connection unexpectedly
+${detail_re}psql:<stdin>:2: server closed the connection unexpectedly
 	This probably means the server terminated abnormally
 	before or while processing the request.
 psql:<stdin>:2: error: connection to server was lost/,
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 12d969e8666..f2dd52003c1 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3024,7 +3024,7 @@ void
 disable_sigpipe_trap(void)
 {
 #ifndef WIN32
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, PG_SIG_IGN);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ void
 restore_sigpipe_trap(void)
 {
 #ifndef WIN32
-	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, always_ignore_sigpipe ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, always_ignore_sigpipe ? PG_SIG_IGN : PG_SIG_DFL);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/include/c.h b/src/include/c.h
index 88d13ec9993..77ea73cc707 100644
--- a/src/include/c.h
+++ b/src/include/c.h
@@ -1441,17 +1441,26 @@ extern int	fdatasync(int fd);
 #endif
 
 /*
- * The following is used as the arg list for signal handlers.  Any ports
- * that take something other than an int argument should override this in
- * their pg_config_os.h file.  Note that variable names are required
- * because it is used in both the prototypes as well as the definitions.
- * Note also the long name.  We expect that this won't collide with
- * other names causing compiler warnings.
+ * Platform independent struct representing additional information about the
+ * received signal.  If the system does not support the extended information,
+ * or a field does not apply to the signal, the value is instead reset to the
+ * documented default value.
  */
+typedef struct pg_signal_info
+{
+	pid_t		pid;			/* pid of sending process or 0 if unknown */
+	uid_t		uid;			/* uid of sending process or 0 if unknown */
+} pg_signal_info;
 
-#ifndef SIGNAL_ARGS
-#define SIGNAL_ARGS  int postgres_signal_arg
-#endif
+/*
+ * The following is used as the arg list for signal handlers. These days we
+ * use the same argument to all signal handlers and hide the difference
+ * between platforms in wrapper functions.
+ *
+ * SIGNAL_ARGS just exists separately from the pqsignal() definition for
+ * historical reasons.
+ */
+#define SIGNAL_ARGS  int postgres_signal_arg, pg_signal_info *pg_siginfo
 
 /*
  * When there is no sigsetjmp, its functionality is provided by plain
diff --git a/src/include/port.h b/src/include/port.h
index 51df9b80e7d..7db476d7b01 100644
--- a/src/include/port.h
+++ b/src/include/port.h
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ extern int	pg_mkdir_p(char *path, int omode);
 #else
 #define pqsignal pqsignal_be
 #endif
+
+#define PG_SIG_DFL (pqsigfunc) SIG_DFL
+#define PG_SIG_IGN (pqsigfunc) SIG_IGN
 typedef void (*pqsigfunc) (SIGNAL_ARGS);
 extern void pqsignal(int signo, pqsigfunc func);
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/legacy-pqsignal.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/legacy-pqsignal.c
index 1285b033e1b..0735e4ee0d5 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/legacy-pqsignal.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/legacy-pqsignal.c
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
  * is to ensure that no in-tree code accidentally calls this version.)
  */
 #undef pqsignal
-extern pqsigfunc pqsignal(int signo, pqsigfunc func);
 
-pqsigfunc
-pqsignal(int signo, pqsigfunc func)
+typedef void (*pqsigfunc_legacy) (int postgres_signal_arg);
+extern pqsigfunc_legacy pqsignal(int signo, pqsigfunc_legacy func);
+
+pqsigfunc_legacy
+pqsignal(int signo, pqsigfunc_legacy func)
 {
 #ifndef WIN32
 	struct sigaction act,
diff --git a/src/port/pqsignal.c b/src/port/pqsignal.c
index 8841464b5cb..2b39be99f94 100644
--- a/src/port/pqsignal.c
+++ b/src/port/pqsignal.c
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@
 #define PG_NSIG (64)			/* XXX: wild guess */
 #endif
 
+#if !(defined(WIN32) && defined(FRONTEND))
+#define USE_SIGACTION
+#endif
+
+#if defined(USE_SIGACTION) && defined(HAVE_SA_SIGINFO)
+#define USE_SIGINFO
+#endif
+
 /* Check a couple of common signals to make sure PG_NSIG is accurate. */
 StaticAssertDecl(SIGUSR2 < PG_NSIG, "SIGUSR2 >= PG_NSIG");
 StaticAssertDecl(SIGHUP < PG_NSIG, "SIGHUP >= PG_NSIG");
@@ -82,19 +90,16 @@ static volatile pqsigfunc pqsignal_handlers[PG_NSIG];
  *
  * This wrapper also handles restoring the value of errno.
  */
-#if !defined(FRONTEND) && defined(HAVE_SA_SIGINFO)
+#ifdef USE_SIGACTION
 static void
-wrapper_handler(int signo, siginfo_t * info, void *context)
+wrapper_handler(int postgres_signal_arg, siginfo_t *info, void *context)
 #else
 static void
-wrapper_handler(SIGNAL_ARGS)
+wrapper_handler(int postgres_signal_arg)
 #endif
 {
 	int			save_errno = errno;
-#if !defined(FRONTEND) && defined(HAVE_SA_SIGINFO)
-	/* SA_SIGINFO signature uses signo, not SIGNAL_ARGS macro */
-	int			postgres_signal_arg = signo;
-#endif
+	pg_signal_info pg_info;
 
 	Assert(postgres_signal_arg > 0);
 	Assert(postgres_signal_arg < PG_NSIG);
@@ -110,21 +115,32 @@ wrapper_handler(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 
 	if (unlikely(MyProcPid != (int) getpid()))
 	{
-		pqsignal(postgres_signal_arg, SIG_DFL);
+		pqsignal(postgres_signal_arg, PG_SIG_DFL);
 		raise(postgres_signal_arg);
 		return;
 	}
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SA_SIGINFO
-	if (signo == SIGTERM && info)
-	{
-		ProcDieSenderPid = info->si_pid;
-		ProcDieSenderUid = info->si_uid;
-	}
-#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * If supported by the system, forward interesting information from the
+	 * system's extended signal information to our platform independent
+	 * format.
+	 */
+	pg_info.pid = info->si_pid;
+	pg_info.uid = info->si_uid;
+#else
+
+	/*
+	 * Otherwise forward values indicating that we do not have the
+	 * information.
+	 */
+	pg_info.pid = 0;
+	pg_info.uid = 0;
 #endif
 
-	(*pqsignal_handlers[postgres_signal_arg]) (postgres_signal_arg);
+	(*pqsignal_handlers[postgres_signal_arg]) (postgres_signal_arg, &pg_info);
 
 	errno = save_errno;
 }
@@ -139,33 +155,44 @@ wrapper_handler(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 void
 pqsignal(int signo, pqsigfunc func)
 {
-#if !(defined(WIN32) && defined(FRONTEND))
+#ifdef USE_SIGACTION
 	struct sigaction act;
 #endif
-	bool		use_wrapper = false;
+	bool		is_ign = func == PG_SIG_IGN;
+	bool		is_dfl = func == PG_SIG_DFL;
 
 	Assert(signo > 0);
 	Assert(signo < PG_NSIG);
 
-	if (func != SIG_IGN && func != SIG_DFL)
+	/* set up indirection handler */
+	if (!(is_ign || is_dfl))
 	{
 		pqsignal_handlers[signo] = func;	/* assumed atomic */
-		use_wrapper = true;
 	}
 
-#if !(defined(WIN32) && defined(FRONTEND))
+	/*
+	 * Configure system to either ignore/reset the signal handler, or to
+	 * forward it to wrapper_handler.
+	 */
+#ifdef USE_SIGACTION
 	sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
 	act.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
-#if !defined(FRONTEND) && defined(HAVE_SA_SIGINFO)
-	if (use_wrapper)
+
+	if (is_ign)
+		act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+	else if (is_dfl)
+		act.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
+
+#ifdef USE_SIGINFO
+	if (!(is_ign || is_dfl))
 	{
 		act.sa_sigaction = wrapper_handler;
 		act.sa_flags |= SA_SIGINFO;
 	}
 	else
-		act.sa_handler = func;
 #else
-	act.sa_handler = use_wrapper ? wrapper_handler : func;
+	else
+		act.sa_handler = wrapper_handler;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SA_NOCLDSTOP
diff --git a/src/test/regress/pg_regress.c b/src/test/regress/pg_regress.c
index 9a918156437..a554542aa2a 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/pg_regress.c
+++ b/src/test/regress/pg_regress.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ signal_remove_temp(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 {
 	remove_temp();
 
-	pqsignal(postgres_signal_arg, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(postgres_signal_arg, PG_SIG_DFL);
 	raise(postgres_signal_arg);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list b/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list
index e9430e07b36..97f1e474212 100644
--- a/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list
+++ b/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list
@@ -4022,6 +4022,7 @@ pg_sha224_ctx
 pg_sha256_ctx
 pg_sha384_ctx
 pg_sha512_ctx
+pg_signal_info
 pg_snapshot
 pg_special_case
 pg_stack_base_t
-- 
2.43.0

