diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c
index 6c7c4350aaa..da54ed5adc9 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c,v 1.86 2001/11/23 23:41:54 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c,v 1.87 2002/01/06 00:37:43 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ btbulkdelete(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			IndexTuple	itup;
 			ItemPointer htup;
 
+			CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 			/* current is the next index tuple */
 			blkno = ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(current);
 			offnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(current);
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/index.c b/src/backend/catalog/index.c
index 42200369a1b..ed57db68707 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/index.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/index.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/catalog/index.c,v 1.170 2001/11/20 02:46:13 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/catalog/index.c,v 1.171 2002/01/06 00:37:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *
  * INTERFACE ROUTINES
@@ -1679,6 +1679,8 @@ IndexBuildHeapScan(Relation heapRelation,
 	{
 		bool		tupleIsAlive;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		if (snapshot == SnapshotAny)
 		{
 			/* do our own time qual check */
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/analyze.c b/src/backend/commands/analyze.c
index 085032cd7ac..e6d9a574e2b 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/analyze.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/analyze.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/analyze.c,v 1.24 2001/10/25 20:37:30 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/analyze.c,v 1.25 2002/01/06 00:37:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ acquire_sample_rows(Relation onerel, HeapTuple *rows, int targrows,
 		rows[numrows++] = heap_copytuple(tuple);
 		if (numrows >= targrows)
 			break;
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 	}
 	heap_endscan(scan);
 
@@ -584,6 +585,8 @@ acquire_sample_rows(Relation onerel, HeapTuple *rows, int targrows,
 		OffsetNumber targoffset,
 					maxoffset;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		t = select_next_random_record(t, targrows, &rstate);
 		/* Try to read the t'th record in the table */
 		targpos = t / tuplesperpage;
@@ -881,6 +884,8 @@ compute_minimal_stats(VacAttrStats *stats,
 		int			firstcount1,
 					j;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		value = heap_getattr(tuple, stats->attnum, tupDesc, &isnull);
 
 		/* Check for null/nonnull */
@@ -1158,6 +1163,8 @@ compute_scalar_stats(VacAttrStats *stats,
 		Datum		value;
 		bool		isnull;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		value = heap_getattr(tuple, stats->attnum, tupDesc, &isnull);
 
 		/* Check for null/nonnull */
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/cluster.c b/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
index 469b4cd1ce4..663a2b22008 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/cluster.c,v 1.70 2001/10/25 05:49:24 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/cluster.c,v 1.71 2002/01/06 00:37:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ rebuildheap(Oid OIDNewHeap, Oid OIDOldHeap, Oid OIDOldIndex)
 		HeapTupleData LocalHeapTuple;
 		Buffer		LocalBuffer;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		LocalHeapTuple.t_self = ScanResult->heap_iptr;
 		LocalHeapTuple.t_datamcxt = NULL;
 		LocalHeapTuple.t_data = NULL;
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c b/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
index 9b4dc959232..894a7e32855 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c,v 1.212 2001/11/05 17:46:25 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c,v 1.213 2002/01/06 00:37:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -992,6 +992,8 @@ scan_heap(VRelStats *vacrelstats, Relation onerel,
 		bool		do_reap,
 					do_frag;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		buf = ReadBuffer(onerel, blkno);
 		page = BufferGetPage(buf);
 
@@ -1415,6 +1417,8 @@ repair_frag(VRelStats *vacrelstats, Relation onerel,
 		 blkno > last_move_dest_block;
 		 blkno--)
 	{
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		/*
 		 * Forget fraged_pages pages at or after this one; they're no
 		 * longer useful as move targets, since we only want to move down.
@@ -2127,6 +2131,7 @@ repair_frag(VRelStats *vacrelstats, Relation onerel,
 		 i < vacuumed_pages;
 		 i++, curpage++)
 	{
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 		Assert((*curpage)->blkno < blkno);
 		if ((*curpage)->offsets_used == 0)
 		{
@@ -2157,6 +2162,7 @@ repair_frag(VRelStats *vacrelstats, Relation onerel,
 		 i < num_fraged_pages;
 		 i++, curpage++)
 	{
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 		Assert((*curpage)->blkno < blkno);
 		if ((*curpage)->blkno > last_move_dest_block)
 			break;				/* no need to scan any further */
@@ -2342,6 +2348,7 @@ vacuum_heap(VRelStats *vacrelstats, Relation onerel, VacPageList vacuum_pages)
 
 	for (i = 0, vacpage = vacuum_pages->pagedesc; i < nblocks; i++, vacpage++)
 	{
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 		if ((*vacpage)->offsets_free > 0)
 		{
 			buf = ReadBuffer(onerel, (*vacpage)->blkno);
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c b/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c
index dd8ef4d18d0..088ad9c8aed 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c,v 1.10 2001/10/28 06:25:43 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c,v 1.11 2002/01/06 00:37:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ lazy_scan_heap(Relation onerel, LVRelStats *vacrelstats,
 					hastup;
 		int			prev_dead_count;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		/*
 		 * If we are close to overrunning the available space for
 		 * dead-tuple TIDs, pause and do a cycle of vacuuming before we
@@ -464,6 +466,8 @@ lazy_vacuum_heap(Relation onerel, LVRelStats *vacrelstats)
 		Buffer		buf;
 		Page		page;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		tblk = ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(&vacrelstats->dead_tuples[tupindex]);
 		buf = ReadBuffer(onerel, tblk);
 		LockBufferForCleanup(buf);
@@ -770,6 +774,8 @@ count_nondeletable_pages(Relation onerel, LVRelStats *vacrelstats)
 					tupgone,
 					hastup;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		blkno--;
 
 		buf = ReadBuffer(onerel, blkno);
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execScan.c b/src/backend/executor/execScan.c
index 63aaa63858a..483e6554ca2 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execScan.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execScan.c
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/executor/execScan.c,v 1.18 2001/10/25 05:49:27 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/executor/execScan.c,v 1.19 2002/01/06 00:37:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
+#include "postgres.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 
-#include "postgres.h"
-
 #include "executor/executor.h"
+#include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "utils/memutils.h"
 
 
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ ExecScan(Scan *node,
 	{
 		TupleTableSlot *slot;
 
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
 		slot = (*accessMtd) (node);
 
 		/*
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/sort/tuplesort.c b/src/backend/utils/sort/tuplesort.c
index ad937c95aa3..ad169856a17 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/sort/tuplesort.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/sort/tuplesort.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/sort/tuplesort.c,v 1.21 2001/11/11 22:00:25 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/sort/tuplesort.c,v 1.22 2002/01/06 00:37:44 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1233,6 +1233,7 @@ mergeonerun(Tuplesortstate *state)
 	 */
 	while (state->memtupcount > 0)
 	{
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 		/* write the tuple to destTape */
 		priorAvail = state->availMem;
 		srcTape = state->memtupindex[0];