Re: profiling plpgsql functions..

Rajesh Kumar Mallah <mallah@trade-india.com> writes:
> Is printing timeofday() at various points a good idea
> of profiling plpgsql functions?

Sure.

> also is anything wrong with following fragment ?
> RAISE INFO '' % , message here ... '' , timeofday() ;

IIRC, RAISE is pretty slovenly implemented :-( ... it will only take
plain variable references as additional arguments.  So you'll have to
do

        var := timeofday();
        RAISE INFO ''... '', var;

I believe timeofday() produces TEXT, so declare the var that way.

            regards, tom lane