Re: backtrace_on_internal_error

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2023-12-05T18:28:45Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Tue, Dec 05, 2023 at 01:16:22PM -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> I think we should consider unconditionally emitting a backtrace when
> an elog() is hit, instead of requiring a GUC. Or at least any elog()
> that's not at a DEBUGn level. If the extra output annoys anybody, that
> means they're regularly hitting an elog(), and it ought to be promoted
> to ereport().

Perhaps this should be a GUC that defaults to LOG or ERROR.

-- 
Nathan Bossart
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Commits

  1. Add GUC backtrace_on_internal_error

  2. Fix variable name and comment

  3. Be more wary about OpenSSL not setting errno on error.