Re: GUC values - recommended way to declare the C variables?

On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 4:02 PM Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 12:01:33PM +1100, Peter Smith wrote:
> > SUGGESTION
> > /* Only applicable when prefetching is available */
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. Done this way, then.
>
> > +/* Disabled on Windows as the performance overhead can be significant */
> > +#ifdef WIN32
> > +#define DEFAULT_UPDATE_PROCESS_TITLE false
> > +#else
> > +#define DEFAULT_UPDATE_PROCESS_TITLE true
> > +#endif
> > extern PGDLLIMPORT bool update_process_title;
> >
> > Perhaps put that comment inside the #ifdef WIN32
>
> I'd keep that externally, as ps_status.h does so.
>
> > [...]
> > SUGGESTION
> > /* Check the GUC default and declared initial value for consistency */
>
> Okay, fine by me.
>
> I have split the change into two parts at the end: one to refactor and
> fix the C declarations, and a second to introduce the check routine
> with all the correct declarations in place.
>
> FWIW, I have been testing that with my own in-house modules and it has
> caught a few stupid inconsistencies. Let's see how it goes.

Thanks for pushing.

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia.