Re: Patch for Postmaster Uptime (from the TODO) - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Patch for Postmaster Uptime (from the TODO)
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Msg-id 29374.1109295530@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Patch for Postmaster Uptime (from the TODO)  ("Eric Crampton" <escpg@eonomine.com>)
Responses Where to see the patch queue (was Re: Patch for Postmaster Uptime (from the TODO))  (Eric Crampton <escpg@eonomine.com>)
Re: Patch for Postmaster Uptime (from the TODO)  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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"Eric Crampton" <escpg@eonomine.com> writes:
> I noticed in the TODO that there is an item requesting a function which
> returns the uptime of the postmaster. I've wanted that as well. So, I've
> added just such a thing: server_start_time(). This function returns the
> time when the postmaster was started; a simple now() - server_start_time()
> returns the uptime.

Isn't there one of these in the patch queue already?

The patch as given won't work on Windows, because it depends on fork
inheritance of the value.  I think the previous patcher fixed that.

            regards, tom lane

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