Re: Autovacuum launcher doesn't notice death of postmaster immediately

> > > > > The launcher is set up to wake up in autovacuum_naptime
seconds
> > > > > at most.
> >
> > Imho the fix is usually to have a sleep loop.
>
> This is what we have. The sleep time depends on the schedule
> of next vacuum for the closest database in time. If naptime
> is high, the sleep time will be high (depending on number of
> databases needing attention).

No, I meant a "while (sleep 1(or 10) and counter < longtime) check for
exit" instead of "sleep longtime".

Andreas