On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM Fujii Masao <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM Fujii Masao <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Please note that since you're using already translated strings as
> > > arguments, you must use errmsg_internal() and errhint_internal(), to
> > > avoid doubly-translating these messages.
> >
> > I've updated the patch to use errmsg_internal() and errhint_internal().
> > However, for GUCs, GUC_check_errdetail() and GUC_check_errhint() are
> > still used - and since they also translate their input, we might need
> > something like GUC_check_errdetail_internal() and
> > GUC_check_errhint_internal() to avoid double translation. Thought?
> > I haven't added those functions in the attached patch yet.
>
> OK, I've implemented this and attached two patches.
>
> 0001 fixes the issue we've been discussing. It's mostly the same as
> the previous version I posted.

No comments on the latest patches — maybe that’s a good
sign of their quality? ;)

Anyway, unless there are any objections, I plan to commit at least
the 0001 patch and backpatch it to all supported branches. I've
attached the patches for the back branches for reference.

Regarding the backpatch: in v17 and earlier, since errhint_internal()
doesn't exist, I used errhint() instead. That means the hint message
might be translated twice, but I think that's minor and acceptable.
Or do you think we should instead backpatch errhint_internal() to
those older branches to avoid the double translation?

Regards,

-- 
Fujii Masao
From 77bf7e4d0aff6309037a5c97d1f47078193fdb6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fujii Masao <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:20:02 +0900
Subject: [PATCH v6] Make invalid primary_slot_name follow standard GUC error
 reporting.
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Previously, if primary_slot_name was set to an invalid slot name and
the configuration file was reloaded, both the postmaster and all other
backend processes reported a WARNING. With many processes running,
this could produce a flood of duplicate messages. The problem was that
the GUC check hook for primary_slot_name reported errors at WARNING
level via ereport().

This commit changes the check hook to use GUC_check_errdetail() and
GUC_check_errhint() for error reporting. As with other GUC parameters,
this causes non-postmaster processes to log the message at DEBUG3,
so by default, only the postmaster's message appears in the log file.

Backpatch to all supported versions.

Author: Fujii Masao <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Chao Li <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Amit Kapila <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: 
https://postgr.es/m/cahgqgwfud-cvthctfusbfkhbs6jj6kdaptdlwkvp2qjux6l...@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 13
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c | 13 ++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c            | 59 +++++++++++++++++------
 src/include/replication/slot.h            |  2 +
 3 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c 
b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
index 1917cd4f449..f0fcb9fb881 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
@@ -4740,9 +4740,20 @@ RecoveryRequiresIntParameter(const char *param_name, int 
currValue, int minValue
 bool
 check_primary_slot_name(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 {
+       int                     err_code;
+       char       *err_msg = NULL;
+       char       *err_hint = NULL;
+
        if (*newval && strcmp(*newval, "") != 0 &&
-               !ReplicationSlotValidateName(*newval, WARNING))
+               !ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(*newval, &err_code,
+                                                                               
         &err_msg, &err_hint))
+       {
+               GUC_check_errcode(err_code);
+               GUC_check_errdetail("%s", err_msg);
+               if (err_hint != NULL)
+                       GUC_check_errhint("%s", err_hint);
                return false;
+       }
 
        return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 94993c677d2..99fe464b99c 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -243,31 +243,62 @@ ReplicationSlotShmemExit(int code, Datum arg)
 /*
  * Check whether the passed slot name is valid and report errors at elevel.
  *
+ * See comments for ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal().
+ */
+bool
+ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
+{
+       int                     err_code;
+       char       *err_msg = NULL;
+       char       *err_hint = NULL;
+
+       if (!ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(name,
+                                                                               
         &err_code, &err_msg, &err_hint))
+       {
+               ereport(elevel,
+                               errcode(err_code),
+                               errmsg_internal("%s", err_msg),
+                               (err_hint != NULL) ? errhint("%s", err_hint) : 
0);
+
+               pfree(err_msg);
+               if (err_hint != NULL)
+                       pfree(err_hint);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check whether the passed slot name is valid.
+ *
  * Slot names may consist out of [a-z0-9_]{1,NAMEDATALEN-1} which should allow
  * the name to be used as a directory name on every supported OS.
  *
- * Returns whether the directory name is valid or not if elevel < ERROR.
+ * Returns true if the slot name is valid. Otherwise, returns false and stores
+ * the error code, error message, and optional hint in err_code, err_msg, and
+ * err_hint, respectively. The caller is responsible for freeing err_msg and
+ * err_hint, which are palloc'd.
  */
 bool
-ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
+ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(const char *name,
+                                                                       int 
*err_code, char **err_msg, char **err_hint)
 {
        const char *cp;
 
        if (strlen(name) == 0)
        {
-               ereport(elevel,
-                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
-                                errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
short",
-                                               name)));
+               *err_code = ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME;
+               *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
short"), name);
+               *err_hint = NULL;
                return false;
        }
 
        if (strlen(name) >= NAMEDATALEN)
        {
-               ereport(elevel,
-                               (errcode(ERRCODE_NAME_TOO_LONG),
-                                errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
long",
-                                               name)));
+               *err_code = ERRCODE_NAME_TOO_LONG;
+               *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
long"), name);
+               *err_hint = NULL;
                return false;
        }
 
@@ -277,11 +308,9 @@ ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
                          || (*cp >= '0' && *cp <= '9')
                          || (*cp == '_')))
                {
-                       ereport(elevel,
-                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
-                                        errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" 
contains invalid character",
-                                                       name),
-                                        errhint("Replication slot names may 
only contain lower case letters, numbers, and the underscore character.")));
+                       *err_code = ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME;
+                       *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" 
contains invalid character"), name);
+                       *err_hint = psprintf(_("Replication slot names may only 
contain lower case letters, numbers, and the underscore character."));
                        return false;
                }
        }
diff --git a/src/include/replication/slot.h b/src/include/replication/slot.h
index 07561bc4742..43594bb9bef 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/slot.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/slot.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ extern void ReplicationSlotMarkDirty(void);
 /* misc stuff */
 extern void ReplicationSlotInitialize(void);
 extern bool ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel);
+extern bool ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(const char *name,
+                                                                               
                int *err_code, char **err_msg, char **err_hint);
 extern void ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void);
 extern void ReplicationSlotsComputeRequiredXmin(bool already_locked);
 extern void ReplicationSlotsComputeRequiredLSN(void);
-- 
2.50.1

Attachment: v6-0001-Make-invalid-primary_slot_name-follow-standard-GU.patch
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From 15a191136ffd744b970678670454a9d34c73ed80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fujii Masao <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:31:48 +0900
Subject: [PATCH v6] Make invalid primary_slot_name follow standard GUC error
 reporting.
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Previously, if primary_slot_name was set to an invalid slot name and
the configuration file was reloaded, both the postmaster and all other
backend processes reported a WARNING. With many processes running,
this could produce a flood of duplicate messages. The problem was that
the GUC check hook for primary_slot_name reported errors at WARNING
level via ereport().

This commit changes the check hook to use GUC_check_errdetail() and
GUC_check_errhint() for error reporting. As with other GUC parameters,
this causes non-postmaster processes to log the message at DEBUG3,
so by default, only the postmaster's message appears in the log file.

Backpatch to all supported versions.

Author: Fujii Masao <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Chao Li <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Amit Kapila <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: 
https://postgr.es/m/cahgqgwfud-cvthctfusbfkhbs6jj6kdaptdlwkvp2qjux6l...@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 13
---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c   | 13 +++++++-
 src/include/replication/slot.h |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index c59f249fb61..0d16c791116 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -188,31 +188,62 @@ ReplicationSlotShmemExit(int code, Datum arg)
 /*
  * Check whether the passed slot name is valid and report errors at elevel.
  *
+ * See comments for ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal().
+ */
+bool
+ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
+{
+       int                     err_code;
+       char       *err_msg = NULL;
+       char       *err_hint = NULL;
+
+       if (!ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(name,
+                                                                               
         &err_code, &err_msg, &err_hint))
+       {
+               ereport(elevel,
+                               errcode(err_code),
+                               errmsg_internal("%s", err_msg),
+                               (err_hint != NULL) ? errhint("%s", err_hint) : 
0);
+
+               pfree(err_msg);
+               if (err_hint != NULL)
+                       pfree(err_hint);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check whether the passed slot name is valid.
+ *
  * Slot names may consist out of [a-z0-9_]{1,NAMEDATALEN-1} which should allow
  * the name to be used as a directory name on every supported OS.
  *
- * Returns whether the directory name is valid or not if elevel < ERROR.
+ * Returns true if the slot name is valid. Otherwise, returns false and stores
+ * the error code, error message, and optional hint in err_code, err_msg, and
+ * err_hint, respectively. The caller is responsible for freeing err_msg and
+ * err_hint, which are palloc'd.
  */
 bool
-ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
+ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(const char *name,
+                                                                       int 
*err_code, char **err_msg, char **err_hint)
 {
        const char *cp;
 
        if (strlen(name) == 0)
        {
-               ereport(elevel,
-                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
-                                errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
short",
-                                               name)));
+               *err_code = ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME;
+               *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
short"), name);
+               *err_hint = NULL;
                return false;
        }
 
        if (strlen(name) >= NAMEDATALEN)
        {
-               ereport(elevel,
-                               (errcode(ERRCODE_NAME_TOO_LONG),
-                                errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
long",
-                                               name)));
+               *err_code = ERRCODE_NAME_TOO_LONG;
+               *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
long"), name);
+               *err_hint = NULL;
                return false;
        }
 
@@ -222,11 +253,9 @@ ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
                          || (*cp >= '0' && *cp <= '9')
                          || (*cp == '_')))
                {
-                       ereport(elevel,
-                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
-                                        errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" 
contains invalid character",
-                                                       name),
-                                        errhint("Replication slot names may 
only contain lower case letters, numbers, and the underscore character.")));
+                       *err_code = ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME;
+                       *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" 
contains invalid character"), name);
+                       *err_hint = psprintf(_("Replication slot names may only 
contain lower case letters, numbers, and the underscore character."));
                        return false;
                }
        }
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index abfc581171a..a7f5ad95619 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -13044,9 +13044,20 @@ assign_recovery_target_lsn(const char *newval, void 
*extra)
 static bool
 check_primary_slot_name(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 {
+       int                     err_code;
+       char       *err_msg = NULL;
+       char       *err_hint = NULL;
+
        if (*newval && strcmp(*newval, "") != 0 &&
-               !ReplicationSlotValidateName(*newval, WARNING))
+               !ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(*newval, &err_code,
+                                                                               
         &err_msg, &err_hint))
+       {
+               GUC_check_errcode(err_code);
+               GUC_check_errdetail("%s", err_msg);
+               if (err_hint != NULL)
+                       GUC_check_errhint("%s", err_hint);
                return false;
+       }
 
        return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/include/replication/slot.h b/src/include/replication/slot.h
index deba2c4e499..51dfb740cfa 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/slot.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/slot.h
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ extern void ReplicationSlotMarkDirty(void);
 /* misc stuff */
 extern void ReplicationSlotInitialize(void);
 extern bool ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel);
+extern bool ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(const char *name,
+                                                                               
                int *err_code, char **err_msg, char **err_hint);
 extern void ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void);
 extern void ReplicationSlotsComputeRequiredXmin(bool already_locked);
 extern void ReplicationSlotsComputeRequiredLSN(void);
-- 
2.50.1

From 31e9f754f04c0fc76f87ba44bad045a56ab10f93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fujii Masao <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:08:56 +0900
Subject: [PATCH v6] Make invalid primary_slot_name follow standard GUC error
 reporting.
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Previously, if primary_slot_name was set to an invalid slot name and
the configuration file was reloaded, both the postmaster and all other
backend processes reported a WARNING. With many processes running,
this could produce a flood of duplicate messages. The problem was that
the GUC check hook for primary_slot_name reported errors at WARNING
level via ereport().

This commit changes the check hook to use GUC_check_errdetail() and
GUC_check_errhint() for error reporting. As with other GUC parameters,
this causes non-postmaster processes to log the message at DEBUG3,
so by default, only the postmaster's message appears in the log file.

Backpatch to all supported versions.

Author: Fujii Masao <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Chao Li <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Amit Kapila <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Discussion: 
https://postgr.es/m/cahgqgwfud-cvthctfusbfkhbs6jj6kdaptdlwkvp2qjux6l...@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 13
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c | 13 ++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c            | 65 +++++++++++++++++------
 src/include/replication/slot.h            |  2 +
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c 
b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
index efbe77a5747..d5d7afb7206 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogrecovery.c
@@ -4760,9 +4760,20 @@ RecoveryRequiresIntParameter(const char *param_name, int 
currValue, int minValue
 bool
 check_primary_slot_name(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 {
+       int                     err_code;
+       char       *err_msg = NULL;
+       char       *err_hint = NULL;
+
        if (*newval && strcmp(*newval, "") != 0 &&
-               !ReplicationSlotValidateName(*newval, WARNING))
+               !ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(*newval, &err_code,
+                                                                               
         &err_msg, &err_hint))
+       {
+               GUC_check_errcode(err_code);
+               GUC_check_errdetail("%s", err_msg);
+               if (err_hint != NULL)
+                       GUC_check_errhint("%s", err_hint);
                return false;
+       }
 
        return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 23c616b1d7d..bb3a5ad074a 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -258,31 +258,68 @@ ReplicationSlotShmemExit(int code, Datum arg)
 /*
  * Check whether the passed slot name is valid and report errors at elevel.
  *
+ * See comments for ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal().
+ */
+bool
+ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
+{
+       int                     err_code;
+       char       *err_msg = NULL;
+       char       *err_hint = NULL;
+
+       if (!ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(name,
+                                                                               
         &err_code, &err_msg, &err_hint))
+       {
+               /*
+                * Use errmsg_internal() and errhint_internal() instead of 
errmsg()
+                * and errhint(), since the messages from
+                * ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal() are already 
translated. This
+                * avoids double translation.
+                */
+               ereport(elevel,
+                               errcode(err_code),
+                               errmsg_internal("%s", err_msg),
+                               (err_hint != NULL) ? errhint_internal("%s", 
err_hint) : 0);
+
+               pfree(err_msg);
+               if (err_hint != NULL)
+                       pfree(err_hint);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check whether the passed slot name is valid.
+ *
  * Slot names may consist out of [a-z0-9_]{1,NAMEDATALEN-1} which should allow
  * the name to be used as a directory name on every supported OS.
  *
- * Returns whether the directory name is valid or not if elevel < ERROR.
+ * Returns true if the slot name is valid. Otherwise, returns false and stores
+ * the error code, error message, and optional hint in err_code, err_msg, and
+ * err_hint, respectively. The caller is responsible for freeing err_msg and
+ * err_hint, which are palloc'd.
  */
 bool
-ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
+ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(const char *name,
+                                                                       int 
*err_code, char **err_msg, char **err_hint)
 {
        const char *cp;
 
        if (strlen(name) == 0)
        {
-               ereport(elevel,
-                               (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
-                                errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
short",
-                                               name)));
+               *err_code = ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME;
+               *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
short"), name);
+               *err_hint = NULL;
                return false;
        }
 
        if (strlen(name) >= NAMEDATALEN)
        {
-               ereport(elevel,
-                               (errcode(ERRCODE_NAME_TOO_LONG),
-                                errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
long",
-                                               name)));
+               *err_code = ERRCODE_NAME_TOO_LONG;
+               *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" is too 
long"), name);
+               *err_hint = NULL;
                return false;
        }
 
@@ -292,11 +329,9 @@ ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel)
                          || (*cp >= '0' && *cp <= '9')
                          || (*cp == '_')))
                {
-                       ereport(elevel,
-                                       (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME),
-                                        errmsg("replication slot name \"%s\" 
contains invalid character",
-                                                       name),
-                                        errhint("Replication slot names may 
only contain lower case letters, numbers, and the underscore character.")));
+                       *err_code = ERRCODE_INVALID_NAME;
+                       *err_msg = psprintf(_("replication slot name \"%s\" 
contains invalid character"), name);
+                       *err_hint = psprintf(_("Replication slot names may only 
contain lower case letters, numbers, and the underscore character."));
                        return false;
                }
        }
diff --git a/src/include/replication/slot.h b/src/include/replication/slot.h
index 76aeeb92242..d9aab934048 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/slot.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/slot.h
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ extern void ReplicationSlotMarkDirty(void);
 /* misc stuff */
 extern void ReplicationSlotInitialize(void);
 extern bool ReplicationSlotValidateName(const char *name, int elevel);
+extern bool ReplicationSlotValidateNameInternal(const char *name,
+                                                                               
                int *err_code, char **err_msg, char **err_hint);
 extern void ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void);
 extern void ReplicationSlotsComputeRequiredXmin(bool already_locked);
 extern void ReplicationSlotsComputeRequiredLSN(void);
-- 
2.50.1

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