Re: Columns of pg_stat_activity - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Columns of pg_stat_activity
Date
Msg-id 20120411210452.GQ3379@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Columns of pg_stat_activity  (Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>)
Responses Re: Columns of pg_stat_activity  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
Re: Columns of pg_stat_activity  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 09:50:43PM +0100, Thom Brown wrote:
> On 11 April 2012 21:46, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> > Since we are wacking around pg_stat_activity for 9.2, what do people
> > think about these column names?
> >
> >         backend_start    | timestamp with time zone |
> >         xact_start       | timestamp with time zone |
> >         query_start      | timestamp with time zone |
> >
> > Arguably:
> >
> >        backend_start -> session_start
> >        query_start -> statment_start
> >
> > Should we make any of these changes?
> 
> Sounds like a lot of potential breakage to solve something I don't
> think is a problem.  Besides, isn't the door for 9.2 changes now
> closed and bolted?

Well, we renamed procpid -> pid and I noticed these others.  Not sure if
it is a win or not, but just asking.

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