Re: Configuration of statistical views

Tom Lane writes:

> Probably there need to be at least 2 variables: (a) a PGC_POSTMASTER
> variable that controls whether the stats collector is even started,
> and (b) PGC_USERSET variable(s) that enable a particular backend to
> send particular kinds of data to the collector.  Note that, for example,
> backend start/stop events probably need to be reported whenever the
> postmaster variable is set, even if all the USERSET variables are off.

I'm not familiar with the kinds of statistics that are supposed to be
gathered here, but I suppose their usefulness would be greatly increased
if they were gathered across all data/actions, not only the ones that the
users turned them on for.  So I think ordinary users have no business
controlling these settings.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net   http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter