Re: BackgroundPsql's set_query_timer_restart() may not work

On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 7:48 PM Bharath Rupireddy
<bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 1:49 PM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 4:30 PM Bharath Rupireddy
> > <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 12:23 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com> writes:
> > > > > A nitpick on the patch - how about honoring the passed-in parameter
> > > > > with something like $self->{query_timer_restart} = 1 if !defined
> > > > > $self->{query_timer_restart}; instead of just setting it to 1 (a value
> > > > > other than undef) $self->{query_timer_restart} = 1;?
> > > >
> > > > I wondered about that too, but the evidence of existing callers is
> > > > that nobody cares.  If we did make the code do something like that,
> > > > (a) I don't think your fragment is right, and (b) we'd need to rewrite
> > > > the function's comment to explain it.  I'm not seeing a reason to
> > > > think it's worth spending effort on.
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
> > > Hm. I don't mind doing just the $self->{query_timer_restart} = 1; like
> > > in Sawada-san's patch.
> >
> > Okay, I've attached the patch that I'm going to push through v16,
> > barring any objections.
>
> How about the commit message summary 'Fix TAP function
> set_query_timer_restart() issue without argument.'? Also, it's good to
> specify the commit 664d7575 that introduced the TAP function in the
> commit message description.

Thanks! I've incorporated your comment and pushed the patch.

Regards,


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