Re: Use standard die() handler for SIGTERM in bgworkers

On 18/02/2026 10:45, Kirill Reshke wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 02:18, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi> wrote:
>> + <para>
>> + The default signal handlers merely set interrupt flags
>> + that are processed later by <function>CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS()</function>.
>> + <function>CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS()</function> should be called in any
>> + long-running loop to ensure that the background worker doesn't prevent the
>> + system from shutting down in a timely fashion.
>> + </para>
>
> Unless you are holding LWLock (or, more generally, inside the CRIT
> section). Should we update wording for this case, or is it maybe
> already assumed in doc?

It's OK to call CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS() while holding locks or in a
critical section. It's a no-op in that case.

I wouldn't go into the details here on how to use
CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS(). It would be good to document all that somewhere,
but it should go to some more general section on how to write server C
functions as it's applicable to any C code. For background workers, I
think the above is good.

Pushed, thanks for the review!

- Heikki