> I think Bruce wants per-backend data, and this approach would seem to only
> get the data for the current backend.
>
> Also, I really don't like the proposal to write files to /tmp. If we want a
> perf tool, then we need to have something like 'top', which will
> continuously update. With 40 backends, the idea of writing 40 file to /tmp
> every second seems a little excessive to me.
My idea was to use 'ps' to gather most of the information, and just use
the internal stats when someone clicked on a backend and wanted more
information.
-- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610)
853-3000+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill,
Pennsylvania19026