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Diffstat (limited to 'src/backend/libpq/pqcomm.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/backend/libpq/pqcomm.c | 23 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/pqcomm.c b/src/backend/libpq/pqcomm.c index fcdbfcea07b..6667cf94c64 100644 --- a/src/backend/libpq/pqcomm.c +++ b/src/backend/libpq/pqcomm.c @@ -220,32 +220,45 @@ socket_comm_reset(void) /* -------------------------------- * socket_close - shutdown libpq at backend exit * - * Note: in a standalone backend MyProcPort will be null, - * don't crash during exit... + * This is the one pg_on_exit_callback in place during BackendInitialize(). + * That function's unusual signal handling constrains that this callback be + * safe to run at any instant. * -------------------------------- */ static void socket_close(int code, Datum arg) { + /* Nothing to do in a standalone backend, where MyProcPort is NULL. */ if (MyProcPort != NULL) { #if defined(ENABLE_GSS) || defined(ENABLE_SSPI) #ifdef ENABLE_GSS OM_uint32 min_s; - /* Shutdown GSSAPI layer */ + /* + * Shutdown GSSAPI layer. This section does nothing when interrupting + * BackendInitialize(), because pg_GSS_recvauth() makes first use of + * "ctx" and "cred". + */ if (MyProcPort->gss->ctx != GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT) gss_delete_sec_context(&min_s, &MyProcPort->gss->ctx, NULL); if (MyProcPort->gss->cred != GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL) gss_release_cred(&min_s, &MyProcPort->gss->cred); #endif /* ENABLE_GSS */ - /* GSS and SSPI share the port->gss struct */ + /* + * GSS and SSPI share the port->gss struct. Since nowhere else does a + * postmaster child free this, doing so is safe when interrupting + * BackendInitialize(). + */ free(MyProcPort->gss); #endif /* ENABLE_GSS || ENABLE_SSPI */ - /* Cleanly shut down SSL layer */ + /* + * Cleanly shut down SSL layer. Nowhere else does a postmaster child + * call this, so this is safe when interrupting BackendInitialize(). + */ secure_close(MyProcPort); /* |