Re: Suggestion to add --continue-client-on-abort option to pgbench - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:07:53 +0900
Rintaro Ikeda <ikedarintarof@oss.nttdata.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On 2025/07/16 22:49, Yugo Nagata wrote:
> >> I think we should also change the error message in pg_log_error. I modified the
> >> patch v8-0003 as follows:
> >> @@ -3383,8 +3383,8 @@ readCommandResponse(CState *st, MetaCommand meta, char
> >> *varprefix)
> >>
> >>                         default:
> >>                                 /* anything else is unexpected */
> >> -                               pg_log_error("client %d script %d aborted in
> >> command %d query %d: %s",
> >> -                                                        st->id, st->use_file,
> >> st->command, qrynum,
> >> +                               pg_log_error("client %d aborted in command %d
> >> query %d of script %d: %s",
> >> +                                                        st->id, st->command,
> >> qrynum, st->use_file,
> >>                                                          PQerrorMessage(st->con));
> >>                                 goto error;
> >>                 }
> >>
> >> With this change, the output now is like this:
> >>> pgbench: error: client 0 aborted in command 1 query 0 of script 0: ERROR:
> >> duplicate key value violates unique constraint "test_col2_key"
> >>
> >> I want hear your thoughts.
> > 
> > My idea is to modify this as follows;
> > 
> >                         default:
> >                                 /* anything else is unexpected */
> > -                               pg_log_error("client %d script %d aborted in command %d query %d: %s",
> > -                                                        st->id, st->use_file, st->command, qrynum,
> > -                                                        PQerrorMessage(st->con));
> > +                               commandFailed(st, "SQL", PQerrorMessage(st->con));
> >                                 goto error;
> >                 }
> > 
> > This fix is originally planned to be included in patch v8, but was missed.
> > It is now included in the attached patch, v10.
> > 
> > With this change, the output becomes:
> > 
> >  pgbench: error: client 0 aborted in command 0 (SQL) of script 0;
> >   ERROR:  duplicate key value violates unique constraint "t2_pkey"
> > 
> > Although there is a slight difference, the message is essentially the same as
> > your proposal. Also, I believe the use of commandFailed() makes the code simpler
> > and more consistent.
> > 
> > What do you think?
> > 
> 
> Thank you for the new patch! I think Nagata-san's v10 patch is a clear
> improvement over my v9 patch. I'm happy with the changes.

Thank you.

I believe the patches implement the expected behavior, include appropriste doc and test
modification, are in good shape overall, so if there are no objections,
I'll mark this as Read-for-Committer.

Regards,
Yugo Nagata


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Yugo Nagata <nagata@sraoss.co.jp>