Tom Lane wrote: > "Jim Nasby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > This is on a 8.2.3 database; vacuums started by autovacuum don't get > > their query_start time set. > > Hmm. Query_start is actually defined as "time of last client command > receipt", so it's null just like client_addr/port are. Not sure if > there's anything we should put there that's more meaningful than the > backend start time.
Let's put the current command (vacuum/analyze) start time in there. Backend start time, I assume, is the time at which the current autovac iteration was started. Should this be backpatched if changed in 8.3? -- Alvaro Herrera Developer, http://www.PostgreSQL.org/ "El hombre nunca sabe de lo que es capaz hasta que lo intenta" (C. Dickens) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq