Re: elog(FATAL) vs shared memory

On Apr 11, 2007, at 6:23 PM, Jim Nasby wrote:
> FWIW, you might want to put some safeguards in there so that you  
> don't try to inadvertently kill the backend that's running that  
> function... unfortunately I don't think there's a built-in function  
> to tell you the PID of the backend you're connected to; if you're  
> connecting via TCP you could use inet_client_addr() and  
> inet_client_port(), but that won't work if you're using the socket  
> to connect.

*wipes egg off face*

There is a pg_backend_pid() function, even if it's not documented  
with the other functions (it's in the stats function stuff for some  
reason).
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