Re: [HACKERS] Passing query string to workers - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Passing query string to workers
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Msg-id 29230.1484177786@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Passing query string to workers  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Passing query string to workers  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 7:37 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> As far as reproducing the pg_stat_activity query goes, you could probably
>> grab that string out of the master backend's pgstat entry and pass it over
>> at parallel query start.  But please don't confuse it with either
>> debug_query_string or the string referenced by the QueryDesc; I do not
>> think there's any guarantee that those are the same.

> I think we should pass only the string referenced by the QueryDesc to
> the worker, and on the worker side report that via debug_query_string
> and pg_stat_activity and attach it to the QueryDesc itself.  Is that
> also your view?

That would work, if you had a way to get at the active QueryDesc ...
but we don't pass that down to executor nodes.
        regards, tom lane



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