PostgresSQL的主进程是Postmaster,当我们启动PostgresSQL后,会在PostgreSQL中的数据文件夹下生产一个postmaster.pid的文件,那么这个文件记录了什么信息呢,我通过查阅源代码以及相关文档,对此文件进行内容进行说明:

postmaster内容

使用cat -n 命令可以查看postmaster.pid文件内容:

PG守护进程(Postmaster)——主进程文件postmaster.pid_unix

根据每一行进行解释,并给出对应的源代码说明

  1. 3795: 代表Postgres主进程的PID
  2. PG守护进程(Postmaster)——主进程文件postmaster.pid_database_02

  3. /usr/local/pgsql/data: 代表数据目录
  4. 1529235109: 代表postmaster文件的创建时间。
  5. 5432: 代表数据库监听端口,在postgresql.conf中对应port = 5432
    来自源代码说明:
/* The socket number we are listening for connections on */
int PostPortNumber;
  1. /tmp: 代表是unix socket的监听目录,在postgresql.conf中对应 unix_socket_directory = ‘/tmp’ 来自源代码说明:
/* The directory names for Unix socket(s) */
char *Unix_socket_directories;
  1. *** **: 代表数据库监听地址,对应postgresql.conf的listen_addresses = '* ’ 来自源代码说明:
/* The TCP listen address(es) */
char *ListenAddresses;
  1. 5432001 163840:代表的是共享内存的地址(shared memory segments中的key和shmid)。
    输入ipcs可以查看:
  2. PG守护进程(Postmaster)——主进程文件postmaster.pid_database_03

  3. 注: postmaster.pid显示的是key转成10进制后的数字。
  4. ready 代表主进程状态
typedef enum
{
PM_INIT, /* postmaster starting */
PM_STARTUP, /* waiting for startup subprocess */
PM_RECOVERY, /* in archive recovery mode */
PM_HOT_STANDBY, /* in hot standby mode */
PM_RUN, /* normal "database is alive" state */
PM_WAIT_BACKUP, /* waiting for online backup mode to end */
PM_WAIT_READONLY, /* waiting for read only backends to exit */
PM_WAIT_BACKENDS, /* waiting for live backends to exit */
PM_SHUTDOWN, /* waiting for checkpointer to do shutdown
* ckpt */
PM_SHUTDOWN_2, /* waiting for archiver and walsenders to
* finish */
PM_WAIT_DEAD_END, /* waiting for dead_end children to exit */
PM_NO_CHILDREN /* all important children have exited */
} PMState;

PG守护进程(Postmaster)——主进程文件postmaster.pid_postgresql_04