BUG #3888: postmaster: misleading error message for illegal -B values

From: "Marti Raudsepp" <marti(at)juffo(dot)org>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #3888: postmaster: misleading error message for illegal -B values
Date: 2008-01-19 21:59:16
Message-ID: 200801192159.m0JLxGr5074827@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 3888
Logged by: Marti Raudsepp
Email address: marti(at)juffo(dot)org
PostgreSQL version: 8.3RC1
Operating system: Linux AMD64
Description: postmaster: misleading error message for illegal -B
values
Details:

When launching postmaster with a small -B (number of buffers) value, it
reports the following error:
"postmaster: the number of buffers (-B) must be at least twice the number of
allowed connections (-N) and at least 16"

However, as of PostgreSQL 8.3, postmaster requires that the number of
buffers is at least (max_connections*2 + 6)

To reproduce the bug:
# sudo -u postgres postmaster -D $PGDATA -N 8 -B 16
postmaster: the number of buffers (-B) must be at least twice the number of
allowed connections (-N) and at least 16
# sudo -u postgres postmaster -D $PGDATA -N 8 -B 21
postmaster: the number of buffers (-B) must be at least twice the number of
allowed connections (-N) and at least 16

Specifying -B 22 works as expected.

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