Add comment about the use of EXEC_BACKEND.

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Bruce Momjian 2008-09-23 20:35:38 +00:00
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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
* *
* *
* IDENTIFICATION * IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.564 2008/09/23 09:20:36 heikki Exp $ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.565 2008/09/23 20:35:38 momjian Exp $
* *
* NOTES * NOTES
* *
@ -3286,6 +3286,10 @@ postmaster_forkexec(int argc, char *argv[])
/* /*
* backend_forkexec -- fork/exec off a backend process * backend_forkexec -- fork/exec off a backend process
* *
* Some operating systems (WIN32) don't have fork() so we have to simulate
* it by storing parameters that need to be passed to the child and
* then create a new child process.
*
* returns the pid of the fork/exec'd process, or -1 on failure * returns the pid of the fork/exec'd process, or -1 on failure
*/ */
static pid_t static pid_t