Re: [PATCH] Extend the length of BackgroundWorker.bgw_library_name

On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 10:49:48AM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> On 21 Apr 2023, at 01:32, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am -0.5 for this.  If you are writing a new background worker, it's
>> probably reasonable to expect that you can locate the definition of
>> BGW_MAXLEN.  
> 
> Of course.  The question is if it's a helpful addition for someone who is
> reading the documentation section on implementing background workers where we
> explicitly mention BGW_MAXLEN without saying what it is.

IMHO it's better to have folks use the macro so that their calls to
snprintf(), etc. are updated when BGW_MAXLEN is changed.  But I can't say
I'm strongly opposed to adding the value to the docs if you think it is
helpful.

>> Also, I think there's a good chance that we'd forget to update
>> such documentation the next time we adjust it.
> 
> There is that, but once set to MAXPGPATH it seems unlikely to change
> particularly often so it seems the wrong thing to optimize for.

True.

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