Re: pg_ctl start may return 0 even if the postmaster has been already started on Windows

On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 at 00:03, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 8:04 AM Yasir <yasir(dot)hussain(dot)shah(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Please ignore the above 4 lines in my review. See my comments in blue.
>
> OK, so I think it's unclear what the next steps are for this patch.
>
> 1. On June 3rd, Michael Paquier said that Tom Lane proposed that,
> after doing what the patch currently does, we could simplify some
> other stuff. The details are unclear, and Tom hasn't commented.
>
> 2. On June 29th, Noah Misch proposed a platform-independent way of
> solving the problem.
>
> 3. On July 12th, Sutou Kouhei proposed using CreateProcess() to start
> the postmaster instead of cmd.exe.
>
> 4. On July 16th, Yasir Shah said that he tested the patch and found
> that the problem only exists in v17, not any prior release, which is
> contrary to my understanding of the situation. He also proposed a
> minor tweak to the patch itself.
>
> So, as I see it, we have three possible ways forward here. First, we
> could stick with the current patch, possibly with further work as per
> [1] or adjustments as per [4]. Second, we could abandon the current
> approach and adopt Noah's proposal in [2]. Third, we could possibly
> abandon the current approach and adopt Sutou's proposal in [3]. I say
> "possibly" because I can't personally assess whether this approach is
> feasible.

Thank you very much, Robert, for summarizing this. If anyone has
suggestions on which approach might work best, please share them to
help move this discussion forward.

Regards,
Vignesh