Re: pgBufferUsage.blk_{read|write}_time are zero although there are pgBufferUsage.local_blks_{read|written}

On Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 6:25 AM Nazir Bilal Yavuz <byavuz81@gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you think about the second patch, counting extend calls'
> timings in blk_write_time? In my opinion if something increments
> {shared|local}_blks_written, then it needs to be counted in
> blk_write_time too. I am not sure why it is decided like that.

I agree that an extend should be counted the same way as a write. But
I'm suspicious that here too we have confusion about whether
blk_write_time is supposed to be covering shared buffers and local
buffers or just shared buffers.

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