On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 3:49 PM, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinn...@iki.fi> wrote:
> On 16/05/18 15:19, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > >> $ postmaster -c track_activity_query_size=1024TB >> FATAL: invalid value for parameter "track_activity_query_size": "1024TB" >> HINT: Valid units for this parameter are "kB", "MB", "GB", and "TB". >> >> ... >> >> The HINT in the last message seems wrong: the hint claims that "TB" is >> accepted, yet "1024 TB" was not accepted. And shouldn't the hint also >> mention "B", since we accept that now? >> >> >> Testing a setting with GUC_UNIT_KB: >> >> $ postmaster -c work_mem=102400B >> FATAL: invalid value for parameter "work_mem": "100000B" >> HINT: Valid units for this parameter are "kB", "MB", "GB", and "TB". >> >> This time the hint is accurate, but why is "B" not accepted here? Seems >> inconsistent. >> > > Here's a pretty straightforward fix for these two issues. Any objections > or better ideas? This patch looks good for me. But I would also like to see units in valid range message (as I wrote in previous email). ------ Alexander Korotkov Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com The Russian Postgres Company