On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 3:33 AM Kyotaro Horiguchi
<horikyota....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it correct to understand that you are requesting changes as follows?
>
> --- a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
> +++ b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
> @@ -1995,11 +1995,14 @@ pgwin32_find_postmaster_pid(pid_t shell_pid)
>          *
>          * Check for duplicate processes to ensure reliability.
>          *
> -        * The launcher shell might start other cmd.exe instances or programs
> -        * besides postgres.exe. Verifying the program file name is essential.
> -        *
> -        * The launcher shell process isn't checked in this function.  It 
> will be
> -        * checked by the caller.
> +        * The ppe entry to be examined is identified by th32ParentProcessID, 
> which
> +        * should correspond to the cmd.exe process that executes the 
> postgres.exe
> +        * binary. Additionally, th32ProcessID in the same entry should be 
> the PID
> +        * of the launched postgres.exe. However, even though we have 
> launched the
> +        * parent cmd.exe with the /D option specified, it is sometimes 
> observed
> +        * that another cmd.exe is launched for unknown reasons. Therefore, 
> it is
> +        * crucial to verify the program file name to avoid returning the 
> wrong
> +        * PID.
>          */

This kind of change looks massively helpful to me. I don't know if it
is exactly right or not, but it would have been a big help to me when
writing my previous review, so +1 for some change of this general
type.

-- 
Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com


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