Looks good to me.  The only issue I saw was that the default file name
mentioned in postgresql.conf doesn't match the actual default.

Is this ready to be added to the patch queue?

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Andreas Pflug wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
> 
> >Specifically about the logs, I still think there is a lot of value to
> >being able to read the logs remotely even if you can't restart
> >postmaster.
> >
> Since I believe that retrieving the logs easily without server file 
> access is a feature that's welcomed by many users, here's my proposal.
> 
> The attached diff will
> - add a guc-variable log_filename
> - extend log_destination to accept the keyword 'file'
> - elog to that file if configured
> - provide two functions pg_logfile_length() and pg_logfile to obtain the 
> contents.
> 
> int4 pg_logfile_length()
> cstring pg_logfile(int4 size, int4 position)
> size (may be null meaning max) is the chunk size (max: currently 50000)
> position (may be null meaning -size) is the start position; positive 
> counting from log file start, negative from end.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Andreas
> 

> Index: backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.402
> diff -u -r1.402 postmaster.c
> --- backend/postmaster/postmaster.c   3 Jun 2004 02:08:03 -0000       1.402
> +++ backend/postmaster/postmaster.c   8 Jun 2004 18:07:30 -0000
> @@ -532,6 +532,9 @@
>       /* If timezone is not set, determine what the OS uses */
>       pg_timezone_initialize();
> 
> +    /* open alternate logfile, if any */
> +     LogFileOpen();
> +
>  #ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
>       write_nondefault_variables(PGC_POSTMASTER);
>  #endif
> Index: backend/storage/ipc/ipc.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/storage/ipc/ipc.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.87
> diff -u -r1.87 ipc.c
> --- backend/storage/ipc/ipc.c 12 Dec 2003 18:45:09 -0000      1.87
> +++ backend/storage/ipc/ipc.c 8 Jun 2004 18:07:31 -0000
> @@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
>                                                         
> on_proc_exit_list[on_proc_exit_index].arg);
> 
>       elog(DEBUG3, "exit(%d)", code);
> +
> +     LogFileClose();
>       exit(code);
>  }
> 
> Index: backend/utils/adt/misc.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/adt/misc.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.34
> diff -u -r1.34 misc.c
> --- backend/utils/adt/misc.c  2 Jun 2004 21:29:29 -0000       1.34
> +++ backend/utils/adt/misc.c  8 Jun 2004 18:07:36 -0000
> @@ -103,3 +103,64 @@
>  {
>       PG_RETURN_INT32(pg_signal_backend(PG_GETARG_INT32(0),SIGINT));
>  }
> +
> +Datum pg_logfile_length(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
> +{
> +     extern FILE *logfile; // in elog.c
> +
> +     if (logfile)
> +             PG_RETURN_INT32(ftell(logfile));
> +     PG_RETURN_INT32(0);
> +}
> +
> +
> +#define MAXLOGFILECHUNK 50000
> +Datum pg_logfile(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
> +{
> +     size_t size=MAXLOGFILECHUNK;
> +     char *buf=0;
> +     size_t nbytes;
> +
> +     char *filename = LogFileName();
> +     if (filename)
> +     {
> +             if (!PG_ARGISNULL(0))
> +                     size = PG_GETARG_INT32(0);
> +             if (size > MAXLOGFILECHUNK)
> +             {
> +                     size = MAXLOGFILECHUNK;
> +                     ereport(WARNING,
> +                                     (errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
> +                                      errmsg("Maximum size is %d.", 
> MAXLOGFILECHUNK)));
> +             }
> +
> +             FILE *f=fopen(filename, "r");
> +             if (f)
> +             {
> +                     if (PG_ARGISNULL(1))
> +                             fseek(f, -size, SEEK_END);
> +                     else
> +                     {
> +                             long pos = PG_GETARG_INT32(1);
> +                             if (pos >= 0)
> +                                     fseek(f, pos, SEEK_SET);
> +                             else
> +                                     fseek(f, pos, SEEK_END);
> +                     }
> +                     buf = palloc(size+1);
> +                     nbytes = fread(buf, 1, size, f);
> +                     buf[nbytes] = 0;
> +
> +                     fclose(f);
> +             }
> +             else
> +             {
> +                     ereport(WARNING,
> +                                     (errcode(ERRCODE_NO_DATA),
> +                                      errmsg("Could not open log file %s.", 
> filename)));
> +             }
> +             free(filename);
> +     }
> +
> +     PG_RETURN_CSTRING(buf);
> +}
> Index: backend/utils/error/elog.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.140
> diff -u -r1.140 elog.c
> --- backend/utils/error/elog.c        3 Jun 2004 02:08:04 -0000       1.140
> +++ backend/utils/error/elog.c        8 Jun 2004 18:07:39 -0000
> @@ -71,8 +71,10 @@
>  PGErrorVerbosity Log_error_verbosity = PGERROR_VERBOSE;
>  char       *Log_line_prefix = NULL; /* format for extra log line info */
>  unsigned int Log_destination = LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR;
> +char *Log_filename = NULL;
> 
>  bool in_fatal_exit = false;
> +FILE *logfile = NULL;
> 
>  #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
>  char    *Syslog_facility;    /* openlog() parameters */
> @@ -936,6 +938,69 @@
> 
> 
>  /*
> + * Name of configured log file, or NULL
> + * must be freed after usage
> + */
> +char*
> +LogFileName(void)
> +{
> +     if (Log_filename && (Log_destination & LOG_DESTINATION_FILE))
> +     {
> +             if (is_absolute_path(Log_filename))
> +                     return strdup(Log_filename);
> +             else
> +             {
> +                     char *buf = malloc(strlen(DataDir) + strlen(Log_filename) +2);
> +                     if (!buf)
> +                             ereport(FATAL,
> +                                             (errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
> +                                              errmsg("out of memory")));
> +
> +                     sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", DataDir, Log_filename);
> +
> +                     return buf;
> +             }
> +     }
> +     return NULL;
> +}
> +
> +
> +/*
> + * Open log file, if configured.
> + */
> +void
> +LogFileOpen(void)
> +{
> +     char *filename = LogFileName();
> +
> +     if (filename)
> +     {
> +             LogFileClose();
> +
> +             logfile = fopen(filename, "at");
> +
> +             if (!logfile)
> +                     ereport(WARNING,
> +                                     (errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIG_FILE_ERROR),
> +                                      errmsg("could not open log file %s", 
> filename)));
> +
> +             free(filename);
> +     }
> +}
> +
> +
> +/*
> + * Close log file, if open.
> + */
> +void
> +LogFileClose(void)
> +{
> +     if (logfile)
> +             fclose(logfile);
> +     logfile = NULL;
> +}
> +
> +/*
>   * Initialization of error output file
>   */
>  void
> @@ -1445,6 +1510,11 @@
>       if ((Log_destination & LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR) || whereToSendOutput == Debug)
>       {
>               fprintf(stderr, "%s", buf.data);
> +     }
> +
> +     if (logfile && (Log_destination & LOG_DESTINATION_FILE))
> +     {
> +             fprintf(logfile, "%s", buf.data);
>       }
> 
>       pfree(buf.data);
> Index: backend/utils/misc/guc.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.210
> diff -u -r1.210 guc.c
> --- backend/utils/misc/guc.c  30 May 2004 23:40:38 -0000      1.210
> +++ backend/utils/misc/guc.c  8 Jun 2004 18:07:47 -0000
> @@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
>  static const char *assign_log_destination(const char *value,
>                               bool doit, GucSource source);
>  
> +extern char *Log_filename;
> +
>  #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
>  extern char *Syslog_facility;
>  extern char *Syslog_ident;
> @@ -1644,13 +1646,23 @@
>       {
>               {"log_destination", PGC_POSTMASTER, LOGGING_WHERE,
>                gettext_noop("Sets the target for log output."),
> -              gettext_noop("Valid values are combinations of stderr, syslog "
> +              gettext_noop("Valid values are combinations of stderr, file, syslog "
>                                         "and eventlog, depending on platform."),
>                GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_REPORT
>               },
>               &log_destination_string,
>               "stderr", assign_log_destination, NULL
>       },
> +     {
> +             {"log_filename", PGC_POSTMASTER, LOGGING_WHERE,
> +              gettext_noop("Sets the target filename for log output."),
> +              gettext_noop("May be specified as relative to the cluster directory "
> +                                       "or as absolute path."),
> +              GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_REPORT
> +             },
> +             &Log_filename,
> +             "postgresql.log", NULL, NULL
> +     },
>  
>  #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
>       {
> @@ -4775,6 +4787,8 @@
>       
>               if (pg_strcasecmp(tok,"stderr") == 0)
>                       newlogdest |= LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR;
> +             else if (pg_strcasecmp(tok,"file") == 0)
> +                     newlogdest |= LOG_DESTINATION_FILE;
>  #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
>               else if (pg_strcasecmp(tok,"syslog") == 0)
>                       newlogdest |= LOG_DESTINATION_SYSLOG;
> Index: backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: 
> /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample,v
> retrieving revision 1.113
> diff -u -r1.113 postgresql.conf.sample
> --- backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample 7 Apr 2004 05:05:50 -0000       1.113
> +++ backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample 8 Jun 2004 18:07:48 -0000
> @@ -147,9 +147,10 @@
>  
>  # - Where to Log -
>  
> -#log_destination = 'stderr'  # Valid values are combinations of stderr,
> +#log_destination = 'stderr'  # Valid values are combinations of stderr, file,
>                                  # syslog and eventlog, depending on
>                                  # platform.
> +#log_filename = 'pgsql.log'
>  #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
>  #syslog_ident = 'postgres'
>  
> Index: include/catalog/pg_proc.h
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h,v
> retrieving revision 1.334
> diff -u -r1.334 pg_proc.h
> --- include/catalog/pg_proc.h 2 Jun 2004 21:29:29 -0000       1.334
> +++ include/catalog/pg_proc.h 8 Jun 2004 18:08:03 -0000
> @@ -3588,6 +3588,12 @@
>  DATA(insert OID = 2243 ( bit_or                                                 
> PGNSP PGUID 12 t f f f i 1 1560 "1560" _null_ aggregate_dummy - _null_));
>  DESCR("bitwise-or bit aggregate");
> 
> +DATA(insert OID = 2550(  pg_logfile_length                  PGNSP PGUID 12 f f f f 
> v 0 23 "" _null_ pg_logfile_length - _null_ ));
> +DESCR("length of log file");
> +DATA(insert OID = 2551(  pg_logfile                         PGNSP PGUID 12 f f f f 
> v 2 2275 "23 23" _null_ pg_logfile - _null_ ));
> +DESCR("return log file contents");
> +
> +
>  /*
>   * Symbolic values for provolatile column: these indicate whether the result
>   * of a function is dependent *only* on the values of its explicit arguments,
> Index: include/utils/builtins.h
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/include/utils/builtins.h,v
> retrieving revision 1.241
> diff -u -r1.241 builtins.h
> --- include/utils/builtins.h  2 Jun 2004 21:29:29 -0000       1.241
> +++ include/utils/builtins.h  8 Jun 2004 18:08:05 -0000
> @@ -356,6 +356,8 @@
>  extern Datum current_database(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
>  extern Datum pg_terminate_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
>  extern Datum pg_cancel_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
> +extern Datum pg_logfile_length(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
> +extern Datum pg_logfile(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
> 
>  /* not_in.c */
>  extern Datum int4notin(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
> Index: include/utils/elog.h
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/include/utils/elog.h,v
> retrieving revision 1.68
> diff -u -r1.68 elog.h
> --- include/utils/elog.h      5 Apr 2004 03:02:10 -0000       1.68
> +++ include/utils/elog.h      8 Jun 2004 18:08:06 -0000
> @@ -182,8 +182,12 @@
>  #define LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR   1
>  #define LOG_DESTINATION_SYSLOG   2
>  #define LOG_DESTINATION_EVENTLOG 4
> +#define LOG_DESTINATION_FILE     8
> 
>  /* Other exported functions */
>  extern void DebugFileOpen(void);
> +extern char *LogFileName(void);
> +extern void LogFileOpen(void);
> +extern void LogFileClose(void);
> 
>  #endif   /* ELOG_H */

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