Re: [PATCH]Add a tip to the check mode

On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 15:11, Wen Yi <wen-yi(at)qq(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Hi community,
> when I learn the source of PostgreSQL, I think it's better to add a tip to the postgres "check mode", this can help the postgres's user when they check the postgres's data directory.
>
> src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
>
> if (check_only)
> {
> SetProcessingMode(NormalProcessing);
> CheckerModeMain();
> abort();
> }
>
> Instead of
>
> if (check_only)
> {
> SetProcessingMode(NormalProcessing);
> CheckerModeMain();
> printf("PostgreSQL check success, there's no problem\n");
> abort();
> }

I'm afraid I don't understand the point of your suggestion.
CheckerModeMain doesn't return (it unconditionally calls proc_exit(),
which doesn't return) - it shouldn't hit the abort() clause. If it did
hit the abort() clause, that'd probably be a problem on its own,
right?

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Kind regards,

Matthias van de Meent
Neon (https://neon.tech)