Re: Expose checkpoint start/finish times into SQL. - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Expose checkpoint start/finish times into SQL.
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Msg-id 29939.1207272406@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Expose checkpoint start/finish times into SQL.  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Expose checkpoint start/finish times into SQL.  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> I would agree with this. We would need a history of checkpoints that
> didn't reset until we told it to.

Indeed, but the submitted patch has nought whatsoever to do with that.
It exposes some instantaneous state.

You could perhaps *build* a log facility on top of that, at the SQL
level; but I don't see the point, and I definitely disagree that it
would be "easier than trolling the logs".

            regards, tom lane

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