needed.
<indexterm>
<primary>pg_cancel_backend</primary>
</indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>pg_terminate_backend</primary>
+ </indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>pg_reload_conf</primary>
</indexterm>
<entry><type>boolean</type></entry>
<entry>Cancel a backend's current query</entry>
</row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal><function>pg_terminate_backend</function>(<parameter>pid</parameter> <type>int</>)</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry><type>boolean</type></entry>
+ <entry>Terminate a backend</entry>
+ </row>
<row>
<entry>
<literal><function>pg_reload_conf</function>()</literal>
</para>
<para>
- <function>pg_cancel_backend</> sends a query cancel
- (<systemitem>SIGINT</>) signal to a backend process identified by
- process ID. The process ID of an active backend can be found from
+ <function>pg_cancel_backend</> and <function>pg_terminate_backend</>
+ send signals (<systemitem>SIGINT</> or <systemitem>SIGTERM</>
+ respectively) to backend processes identified by process ID.
+ The process ID of an active backend can be found from
the <structfield>procpid</structfield> column in the
<structname>pg_stat_activity</structname> view, or by listing the
<command>postgres</command> processes on the server with
well.
</para>
</important>
+
+ <para>
+ To terminate a session while allowing other sessions to continue, use
+ <function>pg_terminate_backend()</> (<xref
+ linkend="functions-admin-signal-table">) or send a
+ <systemitem>SIGTERM</> signal to the child process associated with
+ the session.
+ </para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="preventing-server-spoofing">
PG_RETURN_BOOL(pg_signal_backend(PG_GETARG_INT32(0), SIGINT));
}
+Datum
+pg_terminate_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+ PG_RETURN_BOOL(pg_signal_backend(PG_GETARG_INT32(0), SIGTERM));
+}
+
Datum
pg_reload_conf(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
PG_RETURN_BOOL(true);
}
-#ifdef NOT_USED
-
-/* Disabled in 8.0 due to reliability concerns; FIXME someday */
-Datum
-pg_terminate_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
-{
- PG_RETURN_INT32(pg_signal_backend(PG_GETARG_INT32(0), SIGTERM));
-}
-#endif
-
-
/* Function to find out which databases make use of a tablespace */
typedef struct
DATA(insert OID = 2171 ( pg_cancel_backend PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 f f t f v 1 16 "23" _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_cancel_backend - _null_ _null_ ));
DESCR("cancel a server process' current query");
+DATA(insert OID = 2096 ( pg_terminate_backend PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 f f t f v 1 16 "23" _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_terminate_backend - _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("terminate a server process");
DATA(insert OID = 2172 ( pg_start_backup PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 f f t f v 1 25 "25" _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_start_backup - _null_ _null_ ));
DESCR("prepare for taking an online backup");
DATA(insert OID = 2173 ( pg_stop_backup PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 f f t f v 0 25 "" _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_stop_backup - _null_ _null_ ));
extern Datum current_database(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum current_query(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum pg_cancel_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum pg_terminate_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum pg_reload_conf(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum pg_tablespace_databases(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
extern Datum pg_rotate_logfile(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);