diff --git a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootparse.y b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootparse.y
index 2e17fb7b2b..64c8c8139d 100644
--- a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootparse.y
+++ b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootparse.y
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/bootstrap/bootparse.y,v 1.86 2007/01/09 02:14:11 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/bootstrap/bootparse.y,v 1.87 2007/03/07 13:35:02 alvherre Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -235,10 +235,7 @@ Boot_InsertStmt:
 						elog(ERROR, "incorrect number of columns in row (expected %d, got %d)",
 							 numattr, num_columns_read);
 					if (boot_reldesc == NULL)
-					{
-						elog(ERROR, "relation not open");
-						err_out();
-					}
+						elog(FATAL, "relation not open");
 					InsertOneTuple($2);
 					do_end();
 				}
diff --git a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
index d9a486f771..0074f70738 100644
--- a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
+++ b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c,v 1.232 2007/02/16 02:10:07 alvherre Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c,v 1.233 2007/03/07 13:35:02 alvherre Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE		/* mask out stuff in tcop/tcopprot.h */
-
 #include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -48,8 +46,10 @@ extern char *optarg;
 
 #define ALLOC(t, c)		((t *) calloc((unsigned)(c), sizeof(t)))
 
+static void CheckerModeMain(void);
+static void BootstrapModeMain(void);
 static void bootstrap_signals(void);
-static void ShutdownDummyProcess(int code, Datum arg);
+static void ShutdownAuxiliaryProcess(int code, Datum arg);
 static hashnode *AddStr(char *str, int strlength, int mderef);
 static Form_pg_attribute AllocateAttribute(void);
 static int	CompHash(char *str, int len);
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ struct typmap
 static struct typmap **Typ = NULL;
 static struct typmap *Ap = NULL;
 
-static int	Warnings = 0;
 static char Blanks[MAXATTR];
 
 Form_pg_attribute attrtypes[MAXATTR];	/* points to attribute info */
@@ -193,23 +192,19 @@ static IndexList *ILHead = NULL;
 
 
 /*
- *	 The main entry point for running the backend in bootstrap mode
+ *	 AuxiliaryProcessMain
  *
- *	 The bootstrap mode is used to initialize the template database.
- *	 The bootstrap backend doesn't speak SQL, but instead expects
- *	 commands in a special bootstrap language.
+ *	 The main entry point for auxiliary processes, such as the bgwriter,
+ *	 bootstrapper and the shared memory checker code.
  *
- *	 For historical reasons, BootstrapMain is also used as the control
- *	 routine for non-backend subprocesses launched by the postmaster,
- *	 such as startup and shutdown.
+ *	 This code is here just because of historical reasons.
  */
-int
-BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
+void
+AuxiliaryProcessMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	char	   *progname = argv[0];
-	int			i;
 	int			flag;
-	int			xlogop = BS_XLOG_NOP;
+	AuxProcType	auxType = CheckerProcess;
 	char	   *userDoption = NULL;
 
 	/*
@@ -278,7 +273,7 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 				strlcpy(OutputFileName, optarg, MAXPGPATH);
 				break;
 			case 'x':
-				xlogop = atoi(optarg);
+				auxType = atoi(optarg);
 				break;
 			case 'c':
 			case '-':
@@ -328,12 +323,12 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	{
 		const char *statmsg;
 
-		switch (xlogop)
+		switch (auxType)
 		{
-			case BS_XLOG_STARTUP:
+			case StartupProcess:
 				statmsg = "startup process";
 				break;
-			case BS_XLOG_BGWRITER:
+			case BgWriterProcess:
 				statmsg = "writer process";
 				break;
 			default:
@@ -372,9 +367,9 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	BaseInit();
 
 	/*
-	 * When we are a dummy process, we aren't going to do the full
+	 * When we are an auxiliary process, we aren't going to do the full
 	 * InitPostgres pushups, but there are a couple of things that need to get
-	 * lit up even in a dummy process.
+	 * lit up even in an auxiliary process.
 	 */
 	if (IsUnderPostmaster)
 	{
@@ -383,14 +378,14 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 		 * this was already done by SubPostmasterMain().
 		 */
 #ifndef EXEC_BACKEND
-		InitDummyProcess();
+		InitAuxiliaryProcess();
 #endif
 
 		/* finish setting up bufmgr.c */
 		InitBufferPoolBackend();
 
 		/* register a shutdown callback for LWLock cleanup */
-		on_shmem_exit(ShutdownDummyProcess, 0);
+		on_shmem_exit(ShutdownAuxiliaryProcess, 0);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -398,36 +393,47 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	SetProcessingMode(NormalProcessing);
 
-	switch (xlogop)
+	switch (auxType)
 	{
-		case BS_XLOG_NOP:
+		case CheckerProcess:
 			bootstrap_signals();
-			break;
+			CheckerModeMain();
+			proc_exit(1);		/* should never return */
 
-		case BS_XLOG_BOOTSTRAP:
+		case BootstrapProcess:
 			bootstrap_signals();
 			BootStrapXLOG();
 			StartupXLOG();
-			break;
+			BootstrapModeMain();
+			proc_exit(1);		/* should never return */
 
-		case BS_XLOG_STARTUP:
+		case StartupProcess:
 			bootstrap_signals();
 			StartupXLOG();
 			LoadFreeSpaceMap();
 			BuildFlatFiles(false);
 			proc_exit(0);		/* startup done */
 
-		case BS_XLOG_BGWRITER:
+		case BgWriterProcess:
 			/* don't set signals, bgwriter has its own agenda */
 			InitXLOGAccess();
 			BackgroundWriterMain();
 			proc_exit(1);		/* should never return */
-
+			
 		default:
-			elog(PANIC, "unrecognized XLOG op: %d", xlogop);
+			elog(PANIC, "unrecognized process type: %d", auxType);
 			proc_exit(1);
 	}
+}
 
+/*
+ * In shared memory checker mode, all we really want to do is create shared
+ * memory and semaphores (just to prove we can do it with the current GUC
+ * settings).
+ */
+static void
+CheckerModeMain(void)
+{
 	/*
 	 * We must be getting invoked for bootstrap mode
 	 */
@@ -439,15 +445,31 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * Do backend-like initialization for bootstrap mode
 	 */
 	InitProcess();
-	(void) InitPostgres(NULL, InvalidOid, NULL, NULL);
+	InitPostgres(NULL, InvalidOid, NULL, NULL);
+	proc_exit(0);
+}
+
+/*
+ *	 The main entry point for running the backend in bootstrap mode
+ *
+ *	 The bootstrap mode is used to initialize the template database.
+ *	 The bootstrap backend doesn't speak SQL, but instead expects
+ *	 commands in a special bootstrap language.
+ */
+static void
+BootstrapModeMain(void)
+{
+	int			i;
+
+	Assert(!IsUnderPostmaster);
+
+	SetProcessingMode(BootstrapProcessing);
 
 	/*
-	 * In NOP mode, all we really want to do is create shared memory and
-	 * semaphores (just to prove we can do it with the current GUC settings).
-	 * So, quit now.
+	 * Do backend-like initialization for bootstrap mode
 	 */
-	if (xlogop == BS_XLOG_NOP)
-		proc_exit(0);
+	InitProcess();
+	InitPostgres(NULL, InvalidOid, NULL, NULL);
 
 	/* Initialize stuff for bootstrap-file processing */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXATTR; i++)
@@ -468,14 +490,10 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Perform a checkpoint to ensure everything's down to disk */
 	SetProcessingMode(NormalProcessing);
 	CreateCheckPoint(true, true);
-	SetProcessingMode(BootstrapProcessing);
 
 	/* Clean up and exit */
-	StartTransactionCommand();
 	cleanup();
-
-	/* not reached, here to make compiler happy */
-	return 0;
+	proc_exit(0);
 }
 
 
@@ -538,30 +556,18 @@ bootstrap_signals(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Begin shutdown of a dummy process.  This is approximately the equivalent
- * of ShutdownPostgres() in postinit.c.  We can't run transactions in a
- * dummy process, so most of the work of AbortTransaction() is not needed,
+ * Begin shutdown of an auxiliary process.  This is approximately the equivalent
+ * of ShutdownPostgres() in postinit.c.  We can't run transactions in an
+ * auxiliary process, so most of the work of AbortTransaction() is not needed,
  * but we do need to make sure we've released any LWLocks we are holding.
  * (This is only critical during an error exit.)
  */
 static void
-ShutdownDummyProcess(int code, Datum arg)
+ShutdownAuxiliaryProcess(int code, Datum arg)
 {
 	LWLockReleaseAll();
 }
 
-/* ----------------
- *		error handling / abort routines
- * ----------------
- */
-void
-err_out(void)
-{
-	Warnings++;
-	cleanup();
-}
-
-
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *				MANUAL BACKEND INTERACTIVE INTERFACE COMMANDS
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -815,15 +821,7 @@ InsertOneValue(char *value, int i)
 
 	elog(DEBUG4, "inserting column %d value \"%s\"", i, value);
 
-	if (Typ != NULL)
-	{
-		typoid = boot_reldesc->rd_att->attrs[i]->atttypid;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		/* XXX why is typoid determined differently in this case? */
-		typoid = attrtypes[i]->atttypid;
-	}
+	typoid = boot_reldesc->rd_att->attrs[i]->atttypid;
 
 	boot_get_type_io_data(typoid,
 						  &typlen, &typbyval, &typalign,
@@ -856,19 +854,8 @@ InsertOneNull(int i)
 static void
 cleanup(void)
 {
-	static int	beenhere = 0;
-
-	if (!beenhere)
-		beenhere = 1;
-	else
-	{
-		elog(FATAL, "cleanup called twice");
-		proc_exit(1);
-	}
 	if (boot_reldesc != NULL)
 		closerel(NULL);
-	CommitTransactionCommand();
-	proc_exit(Warnings ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
 /* ----------------
@@ -934,7 +921,6 @@ gettype(char *type)
 		return gettype(type);
 	}
 	elog(ERROR, "unrecognized type \"%s\"", type);
-	err_out();
 	/* not reached, here to make compiler happy */
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/main/main.c b/src/backend/main/main.c
index 13d4505469..65d42e9de5 100644
--- a/src/backend/main/main.c
+++ b/src/backend/main/main.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/main/main.c,v 1.107 2007/01/05 22:19:29 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/main/main.c,v 1.108 2007/03/07 13:35:02 alvherre Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "--boot") == 0)
-		exit(BootstrapMain(argc, argv));
+		AuxiliaryProcessMain(argc, argv);	/* does not return */
 
 	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "--describe-config") == 0)
 		exit(GucInfoMain());
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
index 672c3d5aa4..87384df8a2 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c,v 1.32 2007/02/15 23:23:23 alvherre Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c,v 1.33 2007/03/07 13:35:02 alvherre Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ AutoVacLauncherMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 	/*
-	 * Set up signal handlers.	Since this is a "dummy" process, it has
+	 * Set up signal handlers.	Since this is an auxiliary process, it has
 	 * particular signal requirements -- no deadlock checker or sinval
 	 * catchup, for example.
 	 *
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ AutoVacLauncherMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * had to do some stuff with LWLocks).
 	 */
 #ifndef EXEC_BACKEND
-	InitDummyProcess();
+	InitAuxiliaryProcess();
 #endif
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 05bf39d695..261b957043 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.525 2007/02/16 17:06:59 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.526 2007/03/07 13:35:02 alvherre Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void SignalChildren(int signal);
 static void SignalSomeChildren(int signal, bool only_autovac);
 static int	CountChildren(void);
 static bool CreateOptsFile(int argc, char *argv[], char *fullprogname);
-static pid_t StartChildProcess(int xlop);
+static pid_t StartChildProcess(AuxProcType type);
 static void StartAutovacuumWorker(void);
 
 #ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ typedef struct
 	LWLock	   *LWLockArray;
 	slock_t    *ProcStructLock;
 	PROC_HDR   *ProcGlobal;
-	PGPROC	   *DummyProcs;
+	PGPROC	   *AuxiliaryProcs;
 	InheritableSocket pgStatSock;
 	pid_t		PostmasterPid;
 	TimestampTz PgStartTime;
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ static void ShmemBackendArrayAdd(Backend *bn);
 static void ShmemBackendArrayRemove(pid_t pid);
 #endif   /* EXEC_BACKEND */
 
-#define StartupDataBase()		StartChildProcess(BS_XLOG_STARTUP)
-#define StartBackgroundWriter() StartChildProcess(BS_XLOG_BGWRITER)
+#define StartupDataBase()		StartChildProcess(StartupProcess)
+#define StartBackgroundWriter() StartChildProcess(BgWriterProcess)
 
 /* Macros to check exit status of a child process */
 #define EXIT_STATUS_0(st)  ((st) == 0)
@@ -3433,12 +3433,12 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 		InitShmemAccess(UsedShmemSegAddr);
 
 		/* Need a PGPROC to run CreateSharedMemoryAndSemaphores */
-		InitDummyProcess();
+		InitAuxiliaryProcess();
 
 		/* Attach process to shared data structures */
 		CreateSharedMemoryAndSemaphores(false, 0);
 
-		BootstrapMain(argc - 2, argv + 2);
+		AuxiliaryProcessMain(argc - 2, argv + 2);
 		proc_exit(0);
 	}
 	if (strcmp(argv[1], "--forkavlauncher") == 0)
@@ -3450,7 +3450,7 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 		InitShmemAccess(UsedShmemSegAddr);
 
 		/* Need a PGPROC to run CreateSharedMemoryAndSemaphores */
-		InitDummyProcess();
+		InitAuxiliaryProcess();
 
 		/* Attach process to shared data structures */
 		CreateSharedMemoryAndSemaphores(false, 0);
@@ -3700,21 +3700,21 @@ CountChildren(void)
 
 
 /*
- * StartChildProcess -- start a non-backend child process for the postmaster
+ * StartChildProcess -- start an auxiliary process for the postmaster
  *
  * xlop determines what kind of child will be started.	All child types
- * initially go to BootstrapMain, which will handle common setup.
+ * initially go to AuxiliaryProcessMain, which will handle common setup.
  *
  * Return value of StartChildProcess is subprocess' PID, or 0 if failed
  * to start subprocess.
  */
 static pid_t
-StartChildProcess(int xlop)
+StartChildProcess(AuxProcType type)
 {
 	pid_t		pid;
 	char	   *av[10];
 	int			ac = 0;
-	char		xlbuf[32];
+	char		typebuf[32];
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up command-line arguments for subprocess
@@ -3726,8 +3726,8 @@ StartChildProcess(int xlop)
 	av[ac++] = NULL;			/* filled in by postmaster_forkexec */
 #endif
 
-	snprintf(xlbuf, sizeof(xlbuf), "-x%d", xlop);
-	av[ac++] = xlbuf;
+	snprintf(typebuf, sizeof(typebuf), "-x%d", type);
+	av[ac++] = typebuf;
 
 	av[ac] = NULL;
 	Assert(ac < lengthof(av));
@@ -3752,7 +3752,7 @@ StartChildProcess(int xlop)
 		MemoryContextDelete(PostmasterContext);
 		PostmasterContext = NULL;
 
-		BootstrapMain(ac, av);
+		AuxiliaryProcessMain(ac, av);
 		ExitPostmaster(0);
 	}
 #endif   /* EXEC_BACKEND */
@@ -3763,13 +3763,13 @@ StartChildProcess(int xlop)
 		int			save_errno = errno;
 
 		errno = save_errno;
-		switch (xlop)
+		switch (type)
 		{
-			case BS_XLOG_STARTUP:
+			case StartupProcess:
 				ereport(LOG,
 						(errmsg("could not fork startup process: %m")));
 				break;
-			case BS_XLOG_BGWRITER:
+			case BgWriterProcess:
 				ereport(LOG,
 				   (errmsg("could not fork background writer process: %m")));
 				break;
@@ -3783,7 +3783,7 @@ StartChildProcess(int xlop)
 		 * fork failure is fatal during startup, but there's no need to choke
 		 * immediately if starting other child types fails.
 		 */
-		if (xlop == BS_XLOG_STARTUP)
+		if (type == StartupProcess)
 			ExitPostmaster(1);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -3887,7 +3887,7 @@ extern slock_t *ShmemLock;
 extern LWLock *LWLockArray;
 extern slock_t *ProcStructLock;
 extern PROC_HDR *ProcGlobal;
-extern PGPROC *DummyProcs;
+extern PGPROC *AuxiliaryProcs;
 extern int	pgStatSock;
 
 #ifndef WIN32
@@ -3930,7 +3930,7 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters * param, Port *port,
 	param->LWLockArray = LWLockArray;
 	param->ProcStructLock = ProcStructLock;
 	param->ProcGlobal = ProcGlobal;
-	param->DummyProcs = DummyProcs;
+	param->AuxiliaryProcs = AuxiliaryProcs;
 	write_inheritable_socket(&param->pgStatSock, pgStatSock, childPid);
 
 	param->PostmasterPid = PostmasterPid;
@@ -4133,7 +4133,7 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters * param, Port *port)
 	LWLockArray = param->LWLockArray;
 	ProcStructLock = param->ProcStructLock;
 	ProcGlobal = param->ProcGlobal;
-	DummyProcs = param->DummyProcs;
+	AuxiliaryProcs = param->AuxiliaryProcs;
 	read_inheritable_socket(&pgStatSock, &param->pgStatSock);
 
 	PostmasterPid = param->PostmasterPid;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c b/src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c
index b8831f68c4..87a310aabe 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c,v 1.185 2007/03/03 18:46:40 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c,v 1.186 2007/03/07 13:35:03 alvherre Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ NON_EXEC_STATIC slock_t *ProcStructLock = NULL;
 
 /* Pointers to shared-memory structures */
 NON_EXEC_STATIC PROC_HDR *ProcGlobal = NULL;
-NON_EXEC_STATIC PGPROC *DummyProcs = NULL;
+NON_EXEC_STATIC PGPROC *AuxiliaryProcs = NULL;
 
 /* If we are waiting for a lock, this points to the associated LOCALLOCK */
 static LOCALLOCK *lockAwaited = NULL;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static TimestampTz statement_fin_time;
 
 static void RemoveProcFromArray(int code, Datum arg);
 static void ProcKill(int code, Datum arg);
-static void DummyProcKill(int code, Datum arg);
+static void AuxiliaryProcKill(int code, Datum arg);
 static bool CheckStatementTimeout(void);
 
 
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ ProcGlobalShmemSize(void)
 
 	/* ProcGlobal */
 	size = add_size(size, sizeof(PROC_HDR));
-	/* DummyProcs */
-	size = add_size(size, mul_size(NUM_DUMMY_PROCS, sizeof(PGPROC)));
+	/* AuxiliaryProcs */
+	size = add_size(size, mul_size(NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS, sizeof(PGPROC)));
 	/* MyProcs */
 	size = add_size(size, mul_size(MaxBackends, sizeof(PGPROC)));
 	/* ProcStructLock */
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ ProcGlobalShmemSize(void)
 int
 ProcGlobalSemas(void)
 {
-	/* We need a sema per backend, plus one for each dummy process. */
-	return MaxBackends + NUM_DUMMY_PROCS;
+	/* We need a sema per backend, plus one for each auxiliary process. */
+	return MaxBackends + NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ProcGlobalSemas(void)
  *	  postmaster, not in backends.
  *
  * Note: this is NOT called by individual backends under a postmaster,
- * not even in the EXEC_BACKEND case.  The ProcGlobal and DummyProcs
+ * not even in the EXEC_BACKEND case.  The ProcGlobal and AuxiliaryProcs
  * pointers must be propagated specially for EXEC_BACKEND operation.
  */
 void
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ InitProcGlobal(void)
 	Assert(!found);
 
 	/*
-	 * Create the PGPROC structures for dummy (bgwriter) processes, too. These
-	 * do not get linked into the freeProcs list.
+	 * Create the PGPROC structures for auxiliary (bgwriter) processes, too.
+	 * These do not get linked into the freeProcs list.
 	 */
-	DummyProcs = (PGPROC *)
-		ShmemInitStruct("DummyProcs", NUM_DUMMY_PROCS * sizeof(PGPROC),
+	AuxiliaryProcs = (PGPROC *)
+		ShmemInitStruct("AuxiliaryProcs", NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS * sizeof(PGPROC),
 						&found);
 	Assert(!found);
 
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ InitProcGlobal(void)
 		ProcGlobal->freeProcs = MAKE_OFFSET(&procs[i]);
 	}
 
-	MemSet(DummyProcs, 0, NUM_DUMMY_PROCS * sizeof(PGPROC));
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_DUMMY_PROCS; i++)
+	MemSet(AuxiliaryProcs, 0, NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS * sizeof(PGPROC));
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS; i++)
 	{
-		DummyProcs[i].pid = 0;	/* marks dummy proc as not in use */
-		PGSemaphoreCreate(&(DummyProcs[i].sem));
+		AuxiliaryProcs[i].pid = 0;	/* marks auxiliary proc as not in use */
+		PGSemaphoreCreate(&(AuxiliaryProcs[i].sem));
 	}
 
 	/* Create ProcStructLock spinlock, too */
@@ -320,21 +320,21 @@ InitProcessPhase2(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * InitDummyProcess -- create a dummy per-process data structure
+ * InitAuxiliaryProcess -- create a per-auxiliary-process data structure
  *
  * This is called by bgwriter and similar processes so that they will have a
  * MyProc value that's real enough to let them wait for LWLocks.  The PGPROC
  * and sema that are assigned are one of the extra ones created during
  * InitProcGlobal.
  *
- * Dummy processes are presently not expected to wait for real (lockmgr)
+ * Auxiliary processes are presently not expected to wait for real (lockmgr)
  * locks, so we need not set up the deadlock checker.  They are never added
  * to the ProcArray or the sinval messaging mechanism, either.
  */
 void
-InitDummyProcess(void)
+InitAuxiliaryProcess(void)
 {
-	PGPROC	   *dummyproc;
+	PGPROC	   *auxproc;
 	int			proctype;
 	int			i;
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ InitDummyProcess(void)
 	 * ProcGlobal should be set up already (if we are a backend, we inherit
 	 * this by fork() or EXEC_BACKEND mechanism from the postmaster).
 	 */
-	if (ProcGlobal == NULL || DummyProcs == NULL)
+	if (ProcGlobal == NULL || AuxiliaryProcs == NULL)
 		elog(PANIC, "proc header uninitialized");
 
 	if (MyProc != NULL)
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ InitDummyProcess(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * We use the ProcStructLock to protect assignment and releasing of
-	 * DummyProcs entries.
+	 * AuxiliaryProcs entries.
 	 *
 	 * While we are holding the ProcStructLock, also copy the current shared
 	 * estimate of spins_per_delay to local storage.
@@ -360,25 +360,25 @@ InitDummyProcess(void)
 	set_spins_per_delay(ProcGlobal->spins_per_delay);
 
 	/*
-	 * Find a free dummyproc ... *big* trouble if there isn't one ...
+	 * Find a free auxproc ... *big* trouble if there isn't one ...
 	 */
-	for (proctype = 0; proctype < NUM_DUMMY_PROCS; proctype++)
+	for (proctype = 0; proctype < NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS; proctype++)
 	{
-		dummyproc = &DummyProcs[proctype];
-		if (dummyproc->pid == 0)
+		auxproc = &AuxiliaryProcs[proctype];
+		if (auxproc->pid == 0)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (proctype >= NUM_DUMMY_PROCS)
+	if (proctype >= NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS)
 	{
 		SpinLockRelease(ProcStructLock);
-		elog(FATAL, "all DummyProcs are in use");
+		elog(FATAL, "all AuxiliaryProcs are in use");
 	}
 
-	/* Mark dummy proc as in use by me */
+	/* Mark auxiliary proc as in use by me */
 	/* use volatile pointer to prevent code rearrangement */
-	((volatile PGPROC *) dummyproc)->pid = MyProcPid;
+	((volatile PGPROC *) auxproc)->pid = MyProcPid;
 
-	MyProc = dummyproc;
+	MyProc = auxproc;
 
 	SpinLockRelease(ProcStructLock);
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ InitDummyProcess(void)
 	/*
 	 * Arrange to clean up at process exit.
 	 */
-	on_shmem_exit(DummyProcKill, Int32GetDatum(proctype));
+	on_shmem_exit(AuxiliaryProcKill, Int32GetDatum(proctype));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -582,28 +582,28 @@ ProcKill(int code, Datum arg)
 }
 
 /*
- * DummyProcKill() -- Cut-down version of ProcKill for dummy (bgwriter)
- *		processes.	The PGPROC and sema are not released, only marked
- *		as not-in-use.
+ * AuxiliaryProcKill() -- Cut-down version of ProcKill for auxiliary
+ *		processes (bgwriter, etc).	The PGPROC and sema are not released, only
+ *		marked as not-in-use.
  */
 static void
-DummyProcKill(int code, Datum arg)
+AuxiliaryProcKill(int code, Datum arg)
 {
 	int			proctype = DatumGetInt32(arg);
-	PGPROC	   *dummyproc;
+	PGPROC	   *auxproc;
 
-	Assert(proctype >= 0 && proctype < NUM_DUMMY_PROCS);
+	Assert(proctype >= 0 && proctype < NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS);
 
-	dummyproc = &DummyProcs[proctype];
+	auxproc = &AuxiliaryProcs[proctype];
 
-	Assert(MyProc == dummyproc);
+	Assert(MyProc == auxproc);
 
 	/* Release any LW locks I am holding (see notes above) */
 	LWLockReleaseAll();
 
 	SpinLockAcquire(ProcStructLock);
 
-	/* Mark dummy proc no longer in use */
+	/* Mark auxiliary proc no longer in use */
 	MyProc->pid = 0;
 
 	/* PGPROC struct isn't mine anymore */
diff --git a/src/include/bootstrap/bootstrap.h b/src/include/bootstrap/bootstrap.h
index 25772ce606..bbde68ea1b 100644
--- a/src/include/bootstrap/bootstrap.h
+++ b/src/include/bootstrap/bootstrap.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/bootstrap/bootstrap.h,v 1.45 2007/01/05 22:19:51 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/bootstrap/bootstrap.h,v 1.46 2007/03/07 13:35:03 alvherre Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct hashnode
 extern Relation boot_reldesc;
 extern Form_pg_attribute attrtypes[MAXATTR];
 extern int	numattr;
-extern int	BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[]);
+extern void	AuxiliaryProcessMain(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
 extern void index_register(Oid heap, Oid ind, IndexInfo *indexInfo);
 
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ extern int	boot_yyparse(void);
 extern int	boot_yylex(void);
 extern void boot_yyerror(const char *str);
 
-#define BS_XLOG_NOP			0
-#define BS_XLOG_BOOTSTRAP	1
-#define BS_XLOG_STARTUP		2
-#define BS_XLOG_BGWRITER	3
+typedef enum
+{
+	CheckerProcess,
+	BootstrapProcess,
+	StartupProcess,
+	BgWriterProcess
+} AuxProcType;
 
 #endif   /* BOOTSTRAP_H */
diff --git a/src/include/storage/proc.h b/src/include/storage/proc.h
index eeae751d82..2b20eda828 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/proc.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/proc.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/proc.h,v 1.95 2007/03/03 18:46:40 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/proc.h,v 1.96 2007/03/07 13:35:03 alvherre Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ typedef struct PROC_HDR
 } PROC_HDR;
 
 /*
- * We set aside some extra PGPROC structures for "dummy" processes,
+ * We set aside some extra PGPROC structures for auxiliary processes,
  * ie things that aren't full-fledged backends but need shmem access.
  */
-#define NUM_DUMMY_PROCS		3
+#define NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS		3
 
 
 /* configurable options */
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ extern Size ProcGlobalShmemSize(void);
 extern void InitProcGlobal(void);
 extern void InitProcess(void);
 extern void InitProcessPhase2(void);
-extern void InitDummyProcess(void);
+extern void InitAuxiliaryProcess(void);
 extern bool HaveNFreeProcs(int n);
 extern void ProcReleaseLocks(bool isCommit);
 
diff --git a/src/include/tcop/tcopprot.h b/src/include/tcop/tcopprot.h
index 2a55125576..098cb1da1e 100644
--- a/src/include/tcop/tcopprot.h
+++ b/src/include/tcop/tcopprot.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/tcop/tcopprot.h,v 1.87 2007/02/20 17:32:17 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/tcop/tcopprot.h,v 1.88 2007/03/07 13:35:03 alvherre Exp $
  *
  * OLD COMMENTS
  *	  This file was created so that other c files could get the two
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ typedef enum
 
 extern LogStmtLevel log_statement;
 
-#ifndef BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE
-
 extern List *pg_parse_and_rewrite(const char *query_string,
 					 Oid *paramTypes, int numParams);
 extern List *pg_parse_query(const char *query_string);
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ extern List *pg_plan_queries(List *querytrees, ParamListInfo boundParams,
 				bool needSnapshot);
 
 extern bool assign_max_stack_depth(int newval, bool doit, GucSource source);
-#endif   /* BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE */
 
 extern void die(SIGNAL_ARGS);
 extern void quickdie(SIGNAL_ARGS);