Andres Freund <and...@anarazel.de> writes: > Why are we even tracking PM_CHILD_UNUSED / PM_CHILD_ASSIGNED in shared memory?
Because those flags are set by the child processes too, cf MarkPostmasterChildActive and MarkPostmasterChildInactive. > Are you thinking these should be backpatched? I am, but I'm not inclined to push this immediately before a wrap. If we intend to wrap 15.0 on Monday then I'll wait till after that. OTOH, if we slip that a week, I'd be okay with pushing in the next day or two. regards, tom lane