Re: Logging which interface was connected to in log_line_prefix

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
To: Greg Sabino Mullane <htamfids(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Logging which interface was connected to in log_line_prefix
Date: 2024-05-12 12:21:15
Message-ID: 4852776b-ed8b-4a39-80ee-86223fe6d389@eisentraut.org
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On 06.03.24 16:59, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> Someone on -general was asking about this, as they are listening on
> multiple IPs and would like to know which exact one clients were
> hitting. I took a quick look and we already have that information, so I
> grabbed some stuff from inet_server_addr and added it as part of a "%L"
> (for 'local interface'). Quick patch / POC attached.

I was confused by this patch title. This feature does not log the
interface (like "eth0" or "lo"), but the local address. Please adjust
the terminology.

I noticed that for Unix-domain socket connections, %r and %h write
"[local]". I think that should be done for this new placeholder as well.

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