internal_forkexec(int argc, char *argv[], Port *port)
{
	static unsigned long tmpBackendFileNum = 0;
	pid_t		pid;
	char		tmpfilename[MAXPGPATH];
	BackendParameters param;
	FILE	   *fp;

	if (!save_backend_variables(&param, port))
		return -1;				/* log made by save_backend_variables */

	/* Calculate name for temp file */
	snprintf(tmpfilename, MAXPGPATH, "%s/%s.backend_var.%d.%lu",
			 PG_TEMP_FILES_DIR, PG_TEMP_FILE_PREFIX,
			 MyProcPid, ++tmpBackendFileNum);

	/* Open file */
	fp = AllocateFile(tmpfilename, PG_BINARY_W);
	if (!fp)
	{
		/*
		 * As in OpenTemporaryFileInTablespace, try to make the temp-file
		 * directory, ignoring errors.
		 */
		(void) MakePGDirectory(PG_TEMP_FILES_DIR);

		fp = AllocateFile(tmpfilename, PG_BINARY_W);
		if (!fp)
		{
			ereport(LOG,
					(errcode_for_file_access(),
					 errmsg("could not create file \"%s\": %m",
							tmpfilename)));
			return -1;
		}
	}

	if (fwrite(&param, sizeof(param), 1, fp) != 1)
	{
		ereport(LOG,
				(errcode_for_file_access(),
				 errmsg("could not write to file \"%s\": %m", tmpfilename)));
		FreeFile(fp);
		return -1;
	}

	/* Release file */
	if (FreeFile(fp))
	{
		ereport(LOG,
				(errcode_for_file_access(),
				 errmsg("could not write to file \"%s\": %m", tmpfilename)));
		return -1;
	}

	/* Make sure caller set up argv properly */
	Assert(argc >= 3);
	Assert(argv[argc] == NULL);
	Assert(strncmp(argv[1], "--fork", 6) == 0);
	Assert(argv[2] == NULL);

	/* Insert temp file name after --fork argument */
	argv[2] = tmpfilename;

	/* Fire off execv in child */
	if ((pid = fork_process()) == 0)
	{
		if (execv(postgres_exec_path, argv) < 0)
		{
			ereport(LOG,
					(errmsg("could not execute server process \"%s\": %m",
							postgres_exec_path)));
			/* We're already in the child process here, can't return */
			exit(1);
		}
	}

	return pid;					/* Parent returns pid, or -1 on fork failure */
}
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