On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 23:04, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> 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.
We also renamed current_query -> query, but that was mainly because it
actually changed meaning.
But. Since we already whacked around procpid->pid, yes, if we're ever
going to change those, now is the time, really.
I think at least backend_start -> session_start would make sense.
Not sure about the other one - what's wrong with query_start?
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