On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:02 AM, Michael Paquier <mich...@paquier.xyz> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:35:10PM +0800, Craig Ringer wrote: > > I wrote it because I got sick of Assert(false) debugging, and I was > chasing > > down some "ERROR: 08P01: insufficient data left in message" errors. > Then I > > got kind of caught up in it... you know how it is. > > Yes, I know that feeling! I have been using as well the Assert(false) > and the upgrade-to-PANIC tricks a couple of times, so being able to get > more easily backtraces would be really nice. > > Sometime back I'd suggested an idea to be able to dynamically manage log levels for elog messages [1]. That did not invoke much response, but I still believe some such facility will be very useful for debugging production systems. Now I concede that the POC patch that I sent is horribly written and has a bad UI, but those can be improved if there is interest. Given the lack of response, I suspect there is enough interest in the feature though. Thanks, Pavan [1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CABOikdMvx_Kr_b4ELhJEoeGcLTZKrDma%2BfPZpoZVdpL7Zc0bVw%40mail.gmail.com -- Pavan Deolasee http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
