The Server GUC parameters accepts values in both Octal and hexadecimal formats also.
postgres=# set max_parallel_workers_per_gather='0x10';
postgres=# show max_parallel_workers_per_gather;
max_parallel_workers_per_gather
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16
postgres=# set max_parallel_workers_per_gather='010';
postgres=# show max_parallel_workers_per_gather;
max_parallel_workers_per_gather
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8
I can check that this behavior exists for quite some time, but I am not able to find any documentation related to it? Can some one point me to relevant section where it is available? If not exists, is it fine to add it?
