Re: Warning about using pg_stat_reset() and pg_stat_reset_shared() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Thu, 29 Sept 2022 at 04:45, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>
> We have discussed the problems caused by the use of pg_stat_reset() and
> pg_stat_reset_shared(), specifically the removal of information needed
> by autovacuum.  I don't see these risks documented anywhere.  Should we
> do that?  Are there other risks?

There was some discussion in [1] a few years back.  A few people were
for the warning. Nobody seemed to object to it.  There's a patch in
[2].

David

[1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAKJS1f8DTbCHf9gedU0He6ARsd58E6qOhEHM1caomqj_r9MOiQ%40mail.gmail.com
[2] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAKJS1f80o98hcfSk8j%3DfdN09S7Sjz%2BvuzhEwbyQqvHJb_sZw0g%40mail.gmail.com