Re: WAL_DEBUG logs spurious data

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Markus Wanner <markus@bluegap.ch>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2012-10-11T23:06:15Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Markus Wanner <markus@bluegap.ch> writes:
> On 10/11/2012 03:11 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> The original design intention was that rm_desc should not attempt to
>> print any such data, but obviously some folks didn't get the word.

> FWIW: in case the source code contains comments explaining that
> intention, I certainly missed them so far.

Yeah, if we decide to stick with the limitation, some documentation
would be called for.  I remember having run into this and having removed
functionality from an rm_desc function rather than question the premise.
But maybe the extra functionality is worth the cycles.

			regards, tom lane