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    Fix bootstrap.c so that database startup process and bgwriter properly release · 1358466a
    Tom Lane authored
    LWLocks during a panic exit.  This avoids the possible self-deadlock pointed
    out by Qingqing Zhou.  Also, I noted that an error during LoadFreeSpaceMap()
    or BuildFlatFiles() would result in exit(0) which would leave the postmaster
    thinking all is well.  Added a critical section to ensure such errors don't
    allow startup to proceed.
    
    Backpatched to 8.1.  The 8.0 code is a bit different and I'm not sure if the
    problem exists there; given we've not seen this reported from the field, I'm
    going to be conservative about backpatching any further.
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