PostmasterIsAlive test really ought to be in the inner loop for safety.

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
index 3b6cc9d..9a8f24e 100644 (file)
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *       $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c,v 1.21 2006/05/30 13:30:49 momjian Exp $
+ *       $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/pgarch.c,v 1.22 2006/05/30 17:08:14 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -352,12 +352,16 @@ pgarch_ArchiverCopyLoop(void)
         * some backend will add files onto the list of those that need archiving
         * while we are still copying earlier archives
         */
-       while (PostmasterIsAlive(true) && pgarch_readyXlog(xlog))
+       while (pgarch_readyXlog(xlog))
        {
                int                     failures = 0;
 
                for (;;)
                {
+                       /* Abandon processing if we notice our postmaster has died */
+                       if (!PostmasterIsAlive(true))
+                               return;
+
                        if (pgarch_archiveXlog(xlog))
                        {
                                /* successful */