On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 at 11:13, Luca Ferrari <fluca1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > I need to define a few GUCs, and for that purpose I'm using > DefineCustomXXXVariable functions that provide hooks for assignment, > show and check. However it is not clear to me if it is possible to > populate the unit column in pg_settings for the custom defined > variables, and if so, how.
DefineCustomXXXVariable has a 'flags' argument, into which GUC_UNIT_* can be or-ed. AFAIK, the options provided in guc.h are the only kinds of units supported and available, and I think only integer variables actually support the unit conversion implied by the unit options. Kind regards, Matthias van de Meent