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* [PATCH v16 2/8] Row pattern recognition patch (parse/analysis).
@ 2024-04-12 06:49  Tatsuo Ishii <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Tatsuo Ishii @ 2024-04-12 06:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c    |   7 +
 src/backend/parser/parse_clause.c | 296 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c   |   4 +
 src/backend/parser/parse_func.c   |   3 +
 4 files changed, 309 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c
index bee7d8346a..9bc22a836a 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_agg.c
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ check_agglevels_and_constraints(ParseState *pstate, Node *expr)
 			errkind = true;
 			break;
 
+		case EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE:
+			errkind = true;
+			break;
+
 			/*
 			 * There is intentionally no default: case here, so that the
 			 * compiler will warn if we add a new ParseExprKind without
@@ -967,6 +971,9 @@ transformWindowFuncCall(ParseState *pstate, WindowFunc *wfunc,
 		case EXPR_KIND_CYCLE_MARK:
 			errkind = true;
 			break;
+		case EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE:
+			errkind = true;
+			break;
 
 			/*
 			 * There is intentionally no default: case here, so that the
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_clause.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_clause.c
index 4fc5fc87e0..003a1e14ce 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_clause.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_clause.c
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@ static WindowClause *findWindowClause(List *wclist, const char *name);
 static Node *transformFrameOffset(ParseState *pstate, int frameOptions,
 								  Oid rangeopfamily, Oid rangeopcintype, Oid *inRangeFunc,
 								  Node *clause);
-
+static void transformRPR(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc, WindowDef *windef,
+						 List **targetlist);
+static List *transformDefineClause(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc, WindowDef *windef,
+								   List **targetlist);
+static void transformPatternClause(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc,
+								   WindowDef *windef);
+static List *transformMeasureClause(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc,
+									WindowDef *windef);
 
 /*
  * transformFromClause -
@@ -2956,6 +2963,10 @@ transformWindowDefinitions(ParseState *pstate,
 											 rangeopfamily, rangeopcintype,
 											 &wc->endInRangeFunc,
 											 windef->endOffset);
+
+		/* Process Row Pattern Recognition related clauses */
+		transformRPR(pstate, wc, windef, targetlist);
+
 		wc->runCondition = NIL;
 		wc->winref = winref;
 
@@ -3821,3 +3832,286 @@ transformFrameOffset(ParseState *pstate, int frameOptions,
 
 	return node;
 }
+
+/*
+ * transformRPR
+ *		Process Row Pattern Recognition related clauses
+ */
+static void
+transformRPR(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc, WindowDef *windef,
+			 List **targetlist)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Window definition exists?
+	 */
+	if (windef == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Row Pattern Common Syntax clause exists?
+	 */
+	if (windef->rpCommonSyntax == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/* Check Frame option. Frame must start at current row */
+	if ((wc->frameOptions & FRAMEOPTION_START_CURRENT_ROW) == 0)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+				 errmsg("FRAME must start at current row when row patttern recognition is used")));
+
+	/* Transform AFTER MACH SKIP TO clause */
+	wc->rpSkipTo = windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpSkipTo;
+
+	/* Transform AFTER MACH SKIP TO variable */
+	wc->rpSkipVariable = windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpSkipVariable;
+
+	/* Transform SEEK or INITIAL clause */
+	wc->initial = windef->rpCommonSyntax->initial;
+
+	/* Transform DEFINE clause into list of TargetEntry's */
+	wc->defineClause = transformDefineClause(pstate, wc, windef, targetlist);
+
+	/* Check PATTERN clause and copy to patternClause */
+	transformPatternClause(pstate, wc, windef);
+
+	/* Transform MEASURE clause */
+	transformMeasureClause(pstate, wc, windef);
+}
+
+/*
+ * transformDefineClause Process DEFINE clause and transform ResTarget into
+ *		list of TargetEntry.
+ *
+ * XXX we only support column reference in row pattern definition search
+ * condition, e.g. "price". <row pattern definition variable name>.<column
+ * reference> is not supported, e.g. "A.price".
+ */
+static List *
+transformDefineClause(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc, WindowDef *windef,
+					  List **targetlist)
+{
+	/* DEFINE variable name initials */
+	static char *defineVariableInitials = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+
+	ListCell   *lc,
+			   *l;
+	ResTarget  *restarget,
+			   *r;
+	List	   *restargets;
+	List	   *defineClause;
+	char	   *name;
+	int			initialLen;
+	int			i;
+
+	/*
+	 * If Row Definition Common Syntax exists, DEFINE clause must exist. (the
+	 * raw parser should have already checked it.)
+	 */
+	Assert(windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpDefs != NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * Check and add "A AS A IS TRUE" if pattern variable is missing in DEFINE
+	 * per the SQL standard.
+	 */
+	restargets = NIL;
+	foreach(lc, windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpPatterns)
+	{
+		A_Expr	   *a;
+		bool		found = false;
+
+		if (!IsA(lfirst(lc), A_Expr))
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					errmsg("node type is not A_Expr"));
+
+		a = (A_Expr *) lfirst(lc);
+		name = strVal(a->lexpr);
+
+		foreach(l, windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpDefs)
+		{
+			restarget = (ResTarget *) lfirst(l);
+
+			if (!strcmp(restarget->name, name))
+			{
+				found = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!found)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * "name" is missing. So create "name AS name IS TRUE" ResTarget
+			 * node and add it to the temporary list.
+			 */
+			A_Const    *n;
+
+			restarget = makeNode(ResTarget);
+			n = makeNode(A_Const);
+			n->val.boolval.type = T_Boolean;
+			n->val.boolval.boolval = true;
+			n->location = -1;
+			restarget->name = pstrdup(name);
+			restarget->indirection = NIL;
+			restarget->val = (Node *) n;
+			restarget->location = -1;
+			restargets = lappend((List *) restargets, restarget);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (list_length(restargets) >= 1)
+	{
+		/* add missing DEFINEs */
+		windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpDefs =
+			list_concat(windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpDefs, restargets);
+		list_free(restargets);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Check for duplicate row pattern definition variables.  The standard
+	 * requires that no two row pattern definition variable names shall be
+	 * equivalent.
+	 */
+	restargets = NIL;
+	foreach(lc, windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpDefs)
+	{
+		restarget = (ResTarget *) lfirst(lc);
+		name = restarget->name;
+
+		/*
+		 * Add DEFINE expression (Restarget->val) to the targetlist as a
+		 * TargetEntry if it does not exist yet. Planner will add the column
+		 * ref var node to the outer plan's target list later on. This makes
+		 * DEFINE expression could access the outer tuple while evaluating
+		 * PATTERN.
+		 *
+		 * XXX: adding whole expressions of DEFINE to the plan.targetlist is
+		 * not so good, because it's not necessary to evalute the expression
+		 * in the target list while running the plan. We should extract the
+		 * var nodes only then add them to the plan.targetlist.
+		 */
+		findTargetlistEntrySQL99(pstate, (Node *) restarget->val,
+								 targetlist, EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE);
+
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that the row pattern definition search condition is a
+		 * boolean expression.
+		 */
+		transformWhereClause(pstate, restarget->val,
+							 EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE, "DEFINE");
+
+		foreach(l, restargets)
+		{
+			char	   *n;
+
+			r = (ResTarget *) lfirst(l);
+			n = r->name;
+
+			if (!strcmp(n, name))
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+						 errmsg("row pattern definition variable name \"%s\" appears more than once in DEFINE clause",
+								name),
+						 parser_errposition(pstate, exprLocation((Node *) r))));
+		}
+		restargets = lappend(restargets, restarget);
+	}
+	list_free(restargets);
+
+	/*
+	 * Create list of row pattern DEFINE variable name's initial. We assign
+	 * [a-z] to them (up to 26 variable names are allowed).
+	 */
+	restargets = NIL;
+	i = 0;
+	initialLen = strlen(defineVariableInitials);
+
+	foreach(lc, windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpDefs)
+	{
+		char		initial[2];
+
+		restarget = (ResTarget *) lfirst(lc);
+		name = restarget->name;
+
+		if (i >= initialLen)
+		{
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+					 errmsg("number of row pattern definition variable names exceeds %d",
+							initialLen),
+					 parser_errposition(pstate,
+										exprLocation((Node *) restarget))));
+		}
+		initial[0] = defineVariableInitials[i++];
+		initial[1] = '\0';
+		wc->defineInitial = lappend(wc->defineInitial,
+									makeString(pstrdup(initial)));
+	}
+
+	defineClause = transformTargetList(pstate, windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpDefs,
+									   EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE);
+
+	/* mark column origins */
+	markTargetListOrigins(pstate, defineClause);
+
+	/* mark all nodes in the DEFINE clause tree with collation information */
+	assign_expr_collations(pstate, (Node *) defineClause);
+
+	return defineClause;
+}
+
+/*
+ * transformPatternClause
+ *		Process PATTERN clause and return PATTERN clause in the raw parse tree
+ */
+static void
+transformPatternClause(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc,
+					   WindowDef *windef)
+{
+	ListCell   *lc;
+
+	/*
+	 * Row Pattern Common Syntax clause exists?
+	 */
+	if (windef->rpCommonSyntax == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	wc->patternVariable = NIL;
+	wc->patternRegexp = NIL;
+	foreach(lc, windef->rpCommonSyntax->rpPatterns)
+	{
+		A_Expr	   *a;
+		char	   *name;
+		char	   *regexp;
+
+		if (!IsA(lfirst(lc), A_Expr))
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					errmsg("node type is not A_Expr"));
+
+		a = (A_Expr *) lfirst(lc);
+		name = strVal(a->lexpr);
+
+		wc->patternVariable = lappend(wc->patternVariable, makeString(pstrdup(name)));
+		regexp = strVal(lfirst(list_head(a->name)));
+
+		wc->patternRegexp = lappend(wc->patternRegexp, makeString(pstrdup(regexp)));
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * transformMeasureClause
+ *		Process MEASURE clause
+ *	XXX MEASURE clause is not supported yet
+ */
+static List *
+transformMeasureClause(ParseState *pstate, WindowClause *wc,
+					   WindowDef *windef)
+{
+	if (windef->rowPatternMeasures == NIL)
+		return NIL;
+
+	ereport(ERROR,
+			(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+			 errmsg("%s", "MEASURE clause is not supported yet"),
+			 parser_errposition(pstate, exprLocation((Node *) windef->rowPatternMeasures))));
+	return NIL;
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c
index 4c98d7a046..a9f9d47854 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ transformColumnRef(ParseState *pstate, ColumnRef *cref)
 		case EXPR_KIND_COPY_WHERE:
 		case EXPR_KIND_GENERATED_COLUMN:
 		case EXPR_KIND_CYCLE_MARK:
+		case EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE:
 			/* okay */
 			break;
 
@@ -1817,6 +1818,7 @@ transformSubLink(ParseState *pstate, SubLink *sublink)
 		case EXPR_KIND_VALUES:
 		case EXPR_KIND_VALUES_SINGLE:
 		case EXPR_KIND_CYCLE_MARK:
+		case EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE:
 			/* okay */
 			break;
 		case EXPR_KIND_CHECK_CONSTRAINT:
@@ -3197,6 +3199,8 @@ ParseExprKindName(ParseExprKind exprKind)
 			return "GENERATED AS";
 		case EXPR_KIND_CYCLE_MARK:
 			return "CYCLE";
+		case EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE:
+			return "DEFINE";
 
 			/*
 			 * There is intentionally no default: case here, so that the
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
index 0cbc950c95..ad982a7c17 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_func.c
@@ -2657,6 +2657,9 @@ check_srf_call_placement(ParseState *pstate, Node *last_srf, int location)
 		case EXPR_KIND_CYCLE_MARK:
 			errkind = true;
 			break;
+		case EXPR_KIND_RPR_DEFINE:
+			errkind = true;
+			break;
 
 			/*
 			 * There is intentionally no default: case here, so that the
-- 
2.25.1


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
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From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
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From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
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From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
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From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
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From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Restructure repack worker teardown
@ 2026-05-18 17:13  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 496+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-18 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw)

The original code would leave a shared memory segment unreleased if we
fail partway through initialization.  Change the shutdown order so that
we already free it.

Author: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]
---
 src/backend/commands/repack.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack.c b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
index bfc62c8f752..c9064d8fd13 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack.c
@@ -3411,10 +3411,14 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	shm_mq_handle *mqh;
 	BackgroundWorker bgw;
 
+	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
+
 	/* Setup shared memory. */
 	size = BUFFERALIGN(offsetof(DecodingWorkerShared, error_queue)) +
 		BUFFERALIGN(REPACK_ERROR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	seg = dsm_create(size, 0);
+	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
+
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 	shared->initialized = false;
 	shared->lsn_upto = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
@@ -3454,14 +3458,12 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	bgw.bgw_main_arg = UInt32GetDatum(dsm_segment_handle(seg));
 	bgw.bgw_notify_pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
 				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
-	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
 
 	/*
@@ -3487,17 +3489,6 @@ start_repack_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
 }
 
-/*
- * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP callback to stop the decoding worker.
- * This ensures the worker is terminated on both ERROR and FATAL exits,
- * unlike PG_FINALLY which only handles ERROR.
- */
-static void
-repack_decoding_worker_cleanup_cb(int code, Datum arg)
-{
-	stop_repack_decoding_worker();
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop the decoding worker and cleanup the related resources.
  *
@@ -3508,39 +3499,43 @@ static void
 stop_repack_decoding_worker(void)
 {
 	BgwHandleStatus status;
+	dsm_segment	   *dsmseg;
 
-	/* Haven't reached the worker startup? */
+	/* Nothing to do if no worker was set up. */
 	if (decoding_worker == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	/* Could not register the worker? */
-	if (decoding_worker->handle == NULL)
-		return;
+	/* Terminate the worker process, if one is running. */
+	if (decoding_worker->handle != NULL)
+	{
+		TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
+		/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
+		HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
+		status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
+		RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 
-	TerminateBackgroundWorker(decoding_worker->handle);
-	/* The worker should really exit before the REPACK command does. */
-	HOLD_INTERRUPTS();
-	status = WaitForBackgroundWorkerShutdown(decoding_worker->handle);
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-
-	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
-
-	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
+		if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
+			ereport(FATAL,
+					errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+					errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we could not cancel the current sleep due to ERROR, do that before
-	 * we detach from the shared memory the condition variable is located in.
-	 * If we did not, the bgworker ERROR handling code would try and fail
-	 * badly.
+	 * Now detach from our shared memory segment.  In error cases there might
+	 * still be messages from the worker in the queue, which ProcessInterrupts
+	 * would try to read; this is pointless (and causes an assertion failure),
+	 * so set the global pointer to NULL to have ProcessRepackMessages ignore
+	 * them.
 	 */
-	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
-
-	dsm_detach(decoding_worker->seg);
+	dsmseg = decoding_worker->seg;
 	pfree(decoding_worker);
 	decoding_worker = NULL;
+
+	/* We must also cancel the current sleep, if one is still set up */
+	ConditionVariableCancelSleep();
+
+	if (dsmseg != NULL)
+		dsm_detach(dsmseg);
 }
 
 /* stop_repack_decoding_worker, wrapped as a before_shmem_exit callback */
-- 
2.47.3


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