Re: setproctitle() no longer used? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: setproctitle() no longer used?
Date
Msg-id 200005111532.LAA13810@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: setproctitle() no longer used?  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
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> On Thu, 11 May 2000, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 10 May 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > 
> > > Oh.  Can you look at the setproctitle code on your platform and see
> > > how it implements it?
> > 
> > In the end I believe we'll make the world a better place if we're using
> > setproctitle when available. Sendmail does. If someone really complains
> > about speed loss we can always make it an option not to use it, but I
> > won't buy into that until I see some profiling evidence.
> 
> Its a rare thing, but definitely agree with Peter here :)

I think I do too.  Let me add this to the TODO list:
* use setproctitle() if it exists for 'ps' display of status

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