Re: Patch to avoid gprof profiling overwrites

And the patch is where?

You caught me; guess I'd better make something up fast, huh?

Here it is, thanks.

            -- Korry

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korryd@enterprisedb.com wrote:
> It's difficult to profile a backend server process  (using gprof)
> because each process overwrites any earlier profile as it exits.
> 
> It is especially tricky to nab a useful profile if you happen to have
> autovacuum enabled.
> 
> This patch reduces the problem by forcing the backend to 'cd' to a new
> directory ($PGDATA/gprof/pid) just before calling exit(), but only if
> the backend was compiled with -DLINUX_PROFILE.
> 
> I've tested this with Linux, but not with other host architectures. 
> 
>         -- Korry
> 
> 
> 
> --
>   Korry Douglas    korryd@enterprisedb.com
>   EnterpriseDB      http://www.enterprisedb.com

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