* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/proc.h,v 1.110 2009/01/01 17:24:01 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/proc.h,v 1.111 2009/02/19 08:02:32 heikki Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
/*
* We set aside some extra PGPROC structures for auxiliary processes,
* ie things that aren't full-fledged backends but need shmem access.
+ *
+ * Background writer, WAL writer, and autovacuum launcher run during
+ * normal operation. When recovery has just finished, the startup
+ * process can co-exist with them for a brief period before it exits.
*/
-#define NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS 3
+#define NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS 4
/* configurable options */