Odd LOG output from "postgres -C"

On Mon, May 02, 2022 at 01:15:00PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:

I just tested "postgres -C" on Postgres head, and got odd LOG output
lines:

$ postgres -C shared_memory_size
143
--> 2022-05-02 13:08:06.445 EDT [1582048] LOG: database system is shut down

$ postgres -C "wal_segment_size"
16777216
--> 2022-05-02 13:13:30.499 EDT [1584650] LOG: database system is shut down

Are those last lines expected?

An attempt to fix this is being tracked here:

https://commitfest.postgresql.org/38/3596

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On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 10:21:30AM -0700, Nathan Bossart wrote:

On Mon, May 02, 2022 at 01:15:00PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:

I just tested "postgres -C" on Postgres head, and got odd LOG output
lines:

$ postgres -C shared_memory_size
143
--> 2022-05-02 13:08:06.445 EDT [1582048] LOG: database system is shut down

$ postgres -C "wal_segment_size"
16777216
--> 2022-05-02 13:13:30.499 EDT [1584650] LOG: database system is shut down

Are those last lines expected?

An attempt to fix this is being tracked here:

https://commitfest.postgresql.org/38/3596

Okay, good to know, thanks. Somehow I missed seeing this.

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