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* [PATCH 3/9] remove excess parens around ereport
@ 2026-03-12 15:09  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-03-12 15:09 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/backend/commands/cluster.c | 78 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/cluster.c b/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
index db3980b84f5..af47354e382 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
@@ -992,10 +992,10 @@ check_repack_concurrently_requirements(Relation rel, Oid *ident_idx_p)
 	/* Data changes in system relations are not logically decoded. */
 	if (IsCatalogRelation(rel))
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
-				 errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
-						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
-				 errhint("REPACK CONCURRENTLY is not supported for catalog relations.")));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+				errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
+					   RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+				errhint("REPACK CONCURRENTLY is not supported for catalog relations."));
 
 	/*
 	 * reorderbuffer.c does not seem to handle processing of TOAST relation
@@ -1003,28 +1003,28 @@ check_repack_concurrently_requirements(Relation rel, Oid *ident_idx_p)
 	 */
 	if (IsToastRelation(rel))
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
-				 errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
-						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
-				 errhint("REPACK CONCURRENTLY is not supported for TOAST relations, unless the main relation is repacked too.")));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+				errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
+					   RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+				errhint("REPACK CONCURRENTLY is not supported for TOAST relations, unless the main relation is repacked too."));
 
 	relpersistence = rel->rd_rel->relpersistence;
 	if (relpersistence != RELPERSISTENCE_PERMANENT)
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
-				 errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
-						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
-				 errhint("REPACK CONCURRENTLY is only allowed for permanent relations.")));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+				errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
+					   RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+				errhint("REPACK CONCURRENTLY is only allowed for permanent relations."));
 
 	/* With NOTHING, WAL does not contain the old tuple. */
 	replident = rel->rd_rel->relreplident;
 	if (replident == REPLICA_IDENTITY_NOTHING)
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
-				 errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
-						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
-				 errhint("Relation \"%s\" has insufficient replication identity.",
-						 RelationGetRelationName(rel))));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+				errmsg("cannot repack relation \"%s\"",
+					   RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+				errhint("Relation \"%s\" has insufficient replication identity.",
+						RelationGetRelationName(rel)));
 
 	/*
 	 * If the identity index is not set due to replica identity being, PK
@@ -1035,11 +1035,11 @@ check_repack_concurrently_requirements(Relation rel, Oid *ident_idx_p)
 		ident_idx = rel->rd_pkindex;
 	if (!OidIsValid(ident_idx))
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
-				 errmsg("cannot process relation \"%s\"",
-						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
-				 errhint("Relation \"%s\" has no identity index.",
-						 RelationGetRelationName(rel))));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+				errmsg("cannot process relation \"%s\"",
+					   RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+				errhint("Relation \"%s\" has no identity index.",
+						RelationGetRelationName(rel)));
 
 	*ident_idx_p = ident_idx;
 }
@@ -2793,20 +2793,21 @@ decode_concurrent_changes(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx,
 			ReadLocalXLogPageNoWaitPrivate *priv;
 
 			if (errm)
-				ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("%s", errm)));
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						errmsg("%s", errm));
 
 			/*
 			 * In the decoding loop we do not want to get blocked when there
 			 * is no more WAL available, otherwise the loop would become
 			 * uninterruptible.
 			 */
-			priv = (ReadLocalXLogPageNoWaitPrivate *)
-				ctx->reader->private_data;
+			priv = (ReadLocalXLogPageNoWaitPrivate *) ctx->reader->private_data;
 			if (priv->end_of_wal)
 				/* Do not miss the end of WAL condition next time. */
 				priv->end_of_wal = false;
 			else
-				ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("could not read WAL record")));
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						errmsg("could not read WAL record"));
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -2852,7 +2853,8 @@ decode_concurrent_changes(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx,
 							 timeout);
 			if (res != WAIT_LSN_RESULT_SUCCESS &&
 				res != WAIT_LSN_RESULT_TIMEOUT)
-				ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("waiting for WAL failed")));
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						errmsg("waiting for WAL failed"));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3050,7 +3052,8 @@ apply_concurrent_update(Relation rel, HeapTuple tup, HeapTuple tup_target,
 					  &tmfd, &lockmode, &update_indexes,
 					  false /* wal_logical */ );
 	if (res != TM_Ok)
-		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("failed to apply concurrent UPDATE")));
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				errmsg("failed to apply concurrent UPDATE"));
 
 	ExecStoreHeapTuple(tup, index_slot, false);
 
@@ -3091,7 +3094,8 @@ apply_concurrent_delete(Relation rel, HeapTuple tup_target)
 					  false /* wal_logical */ );
 
 	if (res != TM_Ok)
-		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("failed to apply concurrent DELETE")));
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				errmsg("failed to apply concurrent DELETE"));
 
 	pgstat_progress_incr_param(PROGRESS_REPACK_HEAP_TUPLES_DELETED, 1);
 }
@@ -3576,7 +3580,7 @@ rebuild_relation_finish_concurrent(Relation NewHeap, Relation OldHeap,
 		 * Should not happen, given our lock on the old relation.
 		 */
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errmsg("identity index missing on the new relation")));
+				errmsg("identity index missing on the new relation"));
 
 	/* Gather information to apply concurrent changes. */
 	chgdst.rel = NewHeap;
@@ -3864,9 +3868,9 @@ start_decoding_worker(Oid relid)
 	decoding_worker = palloc0_object(DecodingWorker);
 	if (!RegisterDynamicBackgroundWorker(&bgw, &decoding_worker->handle))
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
-				 errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
-				 errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes")));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIGURATION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
+				errmsg("out of background worker slots"),
+				errhint("You might need to increase \"%s\".", "max_worker_processes"));
 
 	decoding_worker->seg = seg;
 	decoding_worker->error_mqh = mqh;
@@ -3921,8 +3925,8 @@ stop_decoding_worker(void)
 
 	if (status == BGWH_POSTMASTER_DIED)
 		ereport(FATAL,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
-				 errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command")));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_ADMIN_SHUTDOWN),
+				errmsg("postmaster exited during REPACK command"));
 
 	shm_mq_detach(decoding_worker->error_mqh);
 
@@ -3979,8 +3983,8 @@ RepackWorkerMain(Datum main_arg)
 	seg = dsm_attach(DatumGetUInt32(main_arg));
 	if (seg == NULL)
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
-				 errmsg("could not map dynamic shared memory segment")));
+				errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
+				errmsg("could not map dynamic shared memory segment"));
 
 	shared = (DecodingWorkerShared *) dsm_segment_address(seg);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] POC: syslogger: add Boolean state indicating readiness
@ 2026-05-26 10:45  Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 298+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-05-26 10:45 UTC (permalink / raw)

This replaces a comparison of MyBackendType, which was made obsolete by
commit 0c8e082fba8d.
---
 src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c | 5 +++++
 src/backend/utils/error/elog.c     | 6 +++---
 src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index acfe0a01715..d736f6a4fab 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ char	   *Log_filename = NULL;
 bool		Log_truncate_on_rotation = false;
 int			Log_file_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
+/* for elog.c */
+bool		syslogger_setup_done = false;
+
 /*
  * Private state
  */
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ SysLoggerMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 	Assert(startup_data_len == 0);
 #endif
 
+	syslogger_setup_done = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now that we're done reading the startup data, release postmaster's
 	 * working memory context.
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 50c53b571a0..a6936a0c664 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 			write_csvlog(edata);
 		else
 			fallback_to_stderr = true;
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		 * pipe).  If this is not possible, fallback to an entry written to
 		 * stderr.
 		 */
-		if (redirection_done || MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+		if (redirection_done || syslogger_setup_done)
 		{
 			write_jsonlog(edata);
 		}
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 	}
 
 	/* If in the syslogger process, try to write messages direct to file */
-	if (MyBackendType == B_LOGGER)
+	if (syslogger_setup_done)
 		write_syslogger_file(buf.data, buf.len, LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR);
 
 	/* No more need of the message formatted for stderr */
diff --git a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
index 30c4b2daf3f..44409fc2542 100644
--- a/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
+++ b/src/include/postmaster/syslogger.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT int syslogPipe[2];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT HANDLE syslogPipe[2];
 #endif
 
+extern bool syslogger_setup_done;
 
 extern int	SysLogger_Start(int child_slot);
 
-- 
2.47.3


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