On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:23:18 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Martin Pihlak <martin.pihlak@gmail.com> writes:
> > So, as a simple optimization I am proposing that the file should be
> > only written when some backend requests statistics. This would
> > significantly reduce the undesired write traffic at the cost of
> > slightly slower stats access.
>
> How necessary is this given the recent fixes to allow the stats file
> to be kept on a ramdisk?
From an usability and integration perspective this patch is a nice
touch. On demand is a nice feature when used correctly.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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