worker.c

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/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * worker.c
 *      Code for sample worker making use of shared memory message queues.
 *      Our test worker simply reads messages from one message queue and
 *      writes them back out to another message queue.  In a real
 *      application, you'd presumably want the worker to do some more
 *      complex calculation rather than simply returning the input,
 *      but it should be possible to use much of the control logic just
 *      as presented here.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2013-2026, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 *
 * IDENTIFICATION
 *      src/test/modules/test_shm_mq/worker.c
 *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
#include "postgres.h"
 
#include "miscadmin.h"
#include "storage/ipc.h"
#include "storage/latch.h"
#include "storage/proc.h"
#include "storage/procarray.h"
#include "storage/shm_mq.h"
#include "storage/shm_toc.h"
#include "tcop/tcopprot.h"
 
#include "test_shm_mq.h"
 
static void attach_to_queues(dsm_segment *seg, shm_toc *toc,
                             int myworkernumber, shm_mq_handle **inqhp,
                             shm_mq_handle **outqhp);
static void copy_messages(shm_mq_handle *inqh, shm_mq_handle *outqh);
 
/*
 * Background worker entrypoint.
 *
 * This is intended to demonstrate how a background worker can be used to
 * facilitate a parallel computation.  Most of the logic here is fairly
 * boilerplate stuff, designed to attach to the shared memory segment,
 * notify the user backend that we're alive, and so on.  The
 * application-specific bits of logic that you'd replace for your own worker
 * are attach_to_queues() and copy_messages().
 */
void
test_shm_mq_main(Datum main_arg)
{
    dsm_segment *seg;
    shm_toc    *toc;
    shm_mq_handle *inqh;
    shm_mq_handle *outqh;
    volatile test_shm_mq_header *hdr;
    int         myworkernumber;
    PGPROC     *registrant;
 
    /* Unblock signals.  The standard signal handlers are OK for us. */
    BackgroundWorkerUnblockSignals();
 
    /*
     * Connect to the dynamic shared memory segment.
     *
     * The backend that registered this worker passed us the ID of a shared
     * memory segment to which we must attach for further instructions.  Once
     * we've mapped the segment in our address space, attach to the table of
     * contents so we can locate the various data structures we'll need to
     * find within the segment.
     *
     * Note: at this point, we have not created any ResourceOwner in this
     * process.  This will result in our DSM mapping surviving until process
     * exit, which is fine.  If there were a ResourceOwner, it would acquire
     * ownership of the mapping, but we have no need for that.
     */
    seg = dsm_attach(DatumGetUInt32(main_arg));
    if (seg == NULL)
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
                 errmsg("unable to map dynamic shared memory segment")));
    toc = shm_toc_attach(PG_TEST_SHM_MQ_MAGIC, dsm_segment_address(seg));
    if (toc == NULL)
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
                 errmsg("bad magic number in dynamic shared memory segment")));
 
    /*
     * Acquire a worker number.
     *
     * By convention, the process registering this background worker should
     * have stored the control structure at key 0.  We look up that key to
     * find it.  Our worker number gives our identity: there may be just one
     * worker involved in this parallel operation, or there may be many.
     */
    hdr = shm_toc_lookup(toc, 0, false);
    SpinLockAcquire(&hdr->mutex);
    myworkernumber = ++hdr->workers_attached;
    SpinLockRelease(&hdr->mutex);
    if (myworkernumber > hdr->workers_total)
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
                 errmsg("too many message queue testing workers already")));
 
    /*
     * Attach to the appropriate message queues.
     */
    attach_to_queues(seg, toc, myworkernumber, &inqh, &outqh);
 
    /*
     * Indicate that we're fully initialized and ready to begin the main part
     * of the parallel operation.
     *
     * Once we signal that we're ready, the user backend is entitled to assume
     * that our on_dsm_detach callbacks will fire before we disconnect from
     * the shared memory segment and exit.  Generally, that means we must have
     * attached to all relevant dynamic shared memory data structures by now.
     */
    SpinLockAcquire(&hdr->mutex);
    ++hdr->workers_ready;
    SpinLockRelease(&hdr->mutex);
    registrant = BackendPidGetProc(MyBgworkerEntry->bgw_notify_pid);
    if (registrant == NULL)
    {
        elog(DEBUG1, "registrant backend has exited prematurely");
        proc_exit(1);
    }
    SetLatch(&registrant->procLatch);
 
    /* Do the work. */
    copy_messages(inqh, outqh);
 
    /*
     * We're done.  For cleanliness, explicitly detach from the shared memory
     * segment (that would happen anyway during process exit, though).
     */
    dsm_detach(seg);
    proc_exit(1);
}
 
/*
 * Attach to shared memory message queues.
 *
 * We use our worker number to determine to which queue we should attach.
 * The queues are registered at keys 1..<number-of-workers>.  The user backend
 * writes to queue #1 and reads from queue #<number-of-workers>; each worker
 * reads from the queue whose number is equal to its worker number and writes
 * to the next higher-numbered queue.
 */
static void
attach_to_queues(dsm_segment *seg, shm_toc *toc, int myworkernumber,
                 shm_mq_handle **inqhp, shm_mq_handle **outqhp)
{
    shm_mq     *inq;
    shm_mq     *outq;
 
    inq = shm_toc_lookup(toc, myworkernumber, false);
    shm_mq_set_receiver(inq, MyProc);
    *inqhp = shm_mq_attach(inq, seg, NULL);
    outq = shm_toc_lookup(toc, myworkernumber + 1, false);
    shm_mq_set_sender(outq, MyProc);
    *outqhp = shm_mq_attach(outq, seg, NULL);
}
 
/*
 * Loop, receiving and sending messages, until the connection is broken.
 *
 * This is the "real work" performed by this worker process.  Everything that
 * happens before this is initialization of one form or another, and everything
 * after this point is cleanup.
 */
static void
copy_messages(shm_mq_handle *inqh, shm_mq_handle *outqh)
{
    Size        len;
    void       *data;
    shm_mq_result res;
 
    for (;;)
    {
        /* Notice any interrupts that have occurred. */
        CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 
        /* Receive a message. */
        res = shm_mq_receive(inqh, &len, &data, false);
        if (res != SHM_MQ_SUCCESS)
            break;
 
        /* Send it back out. */
        res = shm_mq_send(outqh, len, data, false, true);
        if (res != SHM_MQ_SUCCESS)
            break;
    }
}