Re: Reducing the log spam

From: Jim Jones <jim(dot)jones(at)uni-muenster(dot)de>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>, pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Reducing the log spam
Date: 2024-03-05 13:55:21
Message-ID: dcffce1b-ff10-4b32-bf63-9080bad0fe6f@uni-muenster.de
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Hi Laurenz

On 05.03.24 13:55, Laurenz Albe wrote:
> Inspired by feedback to [1], I thought about how to reduce log spam.
>
> My experience from the field is that a lot of log spam looks like
>
> database/table/... "xy" does not exist
> duplicate key value violates unique constraint "xy"
>
> So what about a parameter "log_suppress_sqlstates" that suppresses
> logging ERROR and FATAL messages with the enumerated SQL states?
>
> My idea for a default setting would be something like
>
> log_suppress_sqlstates = '23505,3D000,3F000,42601,42704,42883,42P01'
>
> but that's of course bikeshedding territory.
>
> Yours,
> Laurenz Albe
>
>
>
> [1]: https://postgr.es/m/b8b8502915e50f44deb111bc0b43a99e2733e117.camel%40cybertec.at

I like this idea, and I could see myself using it a lot in some projects.

Additionally, it would be nice to also have the possibility suppress a
whole class instead of single SQL states, e.g.

log_suppress_sqlstates = 'class_08' to suppress these all at once:

08000 connection_exception
08003 connection_does_not_exist
08006 connection_failure
08001 sqlclient_unable_to_establish_sqlconnection
08004 sqlserver_rejected_establishment_of_sqlconnection
08007 transaction_resolution_unknown
08P01 protocol_violation

Best regards,
Jim

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