Tom Lane wrote:
> "Kevin Grittner" <kevin.gritt...@wicourts.gov> writes:
> > Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> >> The current column ordering can be rationalized to some extent as
> >> 
> >> 1. identity info (user id, db id, application name)
> >> 2. current query info
> >> 3. session info (backend start time, client addr/port)
>  
> > OK.  I guess that trumps my idea, although it would sure be nice if
> > it were possible to swap 2 and 3 so that we could put the query text
> > at the end.
> 
> Well, the current ordering is definitely historical rather than
> designed, but I'm hesitant to do more than minor tweaking.  Even if we
> think/hope it won't break applications, people are probably used to
> seeing a particular ordering.
> 
> I'm not necessarily dead set against it though.  I guess if we were
> to do what you suggest, we'd end up with
> 
> identity:
>  datid            | oid                      | 
>  datname          | name                     | 
>  procpid          | integer                  | 
>  usesysid         | oid                      | 
>  usename          | name                     | 
>  application_name | text                     | 
> session:
>  client_addr      | inet                     | 
>  client_port      | integer                  | 
>  backend_start    | timestamp with time zone | 
> transaction:
>  xact_start       | timestamp with time zone | 
> query:
>  query_start      | timestamp with time zone | 
>  waiting          | boolean                  | 
>  current_query    | text                     | 
> 
> or possibly that plus relocate procpid somewhere else.  Anyone think
> this is sufficiently better to justify possible confusion?

I implemented Tom's suggested ordering above:

        test=> SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity;
        -[ RECORD 1 ]----+--------------------------------
        datid            | 16384
        datname          | test
        procpid          | 22216
        usesysid         | 10
        usename          | postgres
        application_name | psql
        client_addr      |
        client_port      | -1
        backend_start    | 2010-04-24 22:35:21.683308-04
        xact_start       | 2010-04-24 22:47:19.53821-04
        query_start      | 2010-04-24 22:47:19.53821-04
        waiting          | f
        current_query    | SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity;

Patch attached.  It will require a catversion bump too.

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Index: src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
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RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql,v
retrieving revision 1.65
diff -c -c -r1.65 system_views.sql
*** src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql        2 Jan 2010 16:57:36 -0000       
1.65
--- src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql        25 Apr 2010 02:47:39 -0000
***************
*** 335,347 ****
              S.usesysid,
              U.rolname AS usename,
              S.application_name,
!             S.current_query,
!             S.waiting,
              S.xact_start,
              S.query_start,
!             S.backend_start,
!             S.client_addr,
!             S.client_port
      FROM pg_database D, pg_stat_get_activity(NULL) AS S, pg_authid U
      WHERE S.datid = D.oid AND 
              S.usesysid = U.oid;
--- 335,347 ----
              S.usesysid,
              U.rolname AS usename,
              S.application_name,
!             S.client_addr,
!             S.client_port,
!             S.backend_start,
              S.xact_start,
              S.query_start,
!             S.waiting,
!             S.current_query
      FROM pg_database D, pg_stat_get_activity(NULL) AS S, pg_authid U
      WHERE S.datid = D.oid AND 
              S.usesysid = U.oid;
Index: src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out,v
retrieving revision 1.154
diff -c -c -r1.154 rules.out
*** src/test/regress/expected/rules.out 29 Dec 2009 20:11:45 -0000      1.154
--- src/test/regress/expected/rules.out 25 Apr 2010 02:47:40 -0000
***************
*** 1289,1295 ****
   pg_rules                 | SELECT n.nspname AS schemaname, c.relname AS 
tablename, r.rulename, pg_get_ruledef(r.oid) AS definition FROM ((pg_rewrite r 
JOIN pg_class c ON ((c.oid = r.ev_class))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON ((n.oid 
= c.relnamespace))) WHERE (r.rulename <> '_RETURN'::name);
   pg_settings              | SELECT a.name, a.setting, a.unit, a.category, 
a.short_desc, a.extra_desc, a.context, a.vartype, a.source, a.min_val, 
a.max_val, a.enumvals, a.boot_val, a.reset_val, a.sourcefile, a.sourceline FROM 
pg_show_all_settings() a(name, setting, unit, category, short_desc, extra_desc, 
context, vartype, source, min_val, max_val, enumvals, boot_val, reset_val, 
sourcefile, sourceline);
   pg_shadow                | SELECT pg_authid.rolname AS usename, 
pg_authid.oid AS usesysid, pg_authid.rolcreatedb AS usecreatedb, 
pg_authid.rolsuper AS usesuper, pg_authid.rolcatupdate AS usecatupd, 
pg_authid.rolpassword AS passwd, (pg_authid.rolvaliduntil)::abstime AS 
valuntil, s.setconfig AS useconfig FROM (pg_authid LEFT JOIN pg_db_role_setting 
s ON (((pg_authid.oid = s.setrole) AND (s.setdatabase = (0)::oid)))) WHERE 
pg_authid.rolcanlogin;
!  pg_stat_activity         | SELECT s.datid, d.datname, s.procpid, s.usesysid, 
u.rolname AS usename, s.application_name, s.current_query, s.waiting, 
s.xact_start, s.query_start, s.backend_start, s.client_addr, s.client_port FROM 
pg_database d, pg_stat_get_activity(NULL::integer) s(datid, procpid, usesysid, 
application_name, current_query, waiting, xact_start, query_start, 
backend_start, client_addr, client_port), pg_authid u WHERE ((s.datid = d.oid) 
AND (s.usesysid = u.oid));
   pg_stat_all_indexes      | SELECT c.oid AS relid, i.oid AS indexrelid, 
n.nspname AS schemaname, c.relname, i.relname AS indexrelname, 
pg_stat_get_numscans(i.oid) AS idx_scan, pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(i.oid) AS 
idx_tup_read, pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.oid) AS idx_tup_fetch FROM 
(((pg_class c JOIN pg_index x ON ((c.oid = x.indrelid))) JOIN pg_class i ON 
((i.oid = x.indexrelid))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON ((n.oid = 
c.relnamespace))) WHERE (c.relkind = ANY (ARRAY['r'::"char", 't'::"char"]));
   pg_stat_all_tables       | SELECT c.oid AS relid, n.nspname AS schemaname, 
c.relname, pg_stat_get_numscans(c.oid) AS seq_scan, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(c.oid) AS seq_tup_read, 
(sum(pg_stat_get_numscans(i.indexrelid)))::bigint AS idx_scan, 
((sum(pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.indexrelid)))::bigint + 
pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(c.oid)) AS idx_tup_fetch, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_inserted(c.oid) AS n_tup_ins, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_updated(c.oid) AS n_tup_upd, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_deleted(c.oid) AS n_tup_del, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_hot_updated(c.oid) AS n_tup_hot_upd, 
pg_stat_get_live_tuples(c.oid) AS n_live_tup, pg_stat_get_dead_tuples(c.oid) AS 
n_dead_tup, pg_stat_get_last_vacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_vacuum, 
pg_stat_get_last_autovacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_autovacuum, 
pg_stat_get_last_analyze_time(c.oid) AS last_analyze, 
pg_stat_get_last_autoanalyze_time(c.oid) AS last_autoanalyze FROM ((pg_class c 
LEFT JOIN pg_index i ON ((c.oid = i.indrelid))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON 
((n.oid = c.relnamespace))) WHERE (c.relkind = ANY (ARRAY['r'::"char", 
't'::"char"])) GROUP BY c.oid, n.nspname, c.relname;
   pg_stat_bgwriter         | SELECT pg_stat_get_bgwriter_timed_checkpoints() 
AS checkpoints_timed, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_requested_checkpoints() AS 
checkpoints_req, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_buf_written_checkpoints() AS 
buffers_checkpoint, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_buf_written_clean() AS buffers_clean, 
pg_stat_get_bgwriter_maxwritten_clean() AS maxwritten_clean, 
pg_stat_get_buf_written_backend() AS buffers_backend, pg_stat_get_buf_alloc() 
AS buffers_alloc;
--- 1289,1295 ----
   pg_rules                 | SELECT n.nspname AS schemaname, c.relname AS 
tablename, r.rulename, pg_get_ruledef(r.oid) AS definition FROM ((pg_rewrite r 
JOIN pg_class c ON ((c.oid = r.ev_class))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON ((n.oid 
= c.relnamespace))) WHERE (r.rulename <> '_RETURN'::name);
   pg_settings              | SELECT a.name, a.setting, a.unit, a.category, 
a.short_desc, a.extra_desc, a.context, a.vartype, a.source, a.min_val, 
a.max_val, a.enumvals, a.boot_val, a.reset_val, a.sourcefile, a.sourceline FROM 
pg_show_all_settings() a(name, setting, unit, category, short_desc, extra_desc, 
context, vartype, source, min_val, max_val, enumvals, boot_val, reset_val, 
sourcefile, sourceline);
   pg_shadow                | SELECT pg_authid.rolname AS usename, 
pg_authid.oid AS usesysid, pg_authid.rolcreatedb AS usecreatedb, 
pg_authid.rolsuper AS usesuper, pg_authid.rolcatupdate AS usecatupd, 
pg_authid.rolpassword AS passwd, (pg_authid.rolvaliduntil)::abstime AS 
valuntil, s.setconfig AS useconfig FROM (pg_authid LEFT JOIN pg_db_role_setting 
s ON (((pg_authid.oid = s.setrole) AND (s.setdatabase = (0)::oid)))) WHERE 
pg_authid.rolcanlogin;
!  pg_stat_activity         | SELECT s.datid, d.datname, s.procpid, s.usesysid, 
u.rolname AS usename, s.application_name, s.client_addr, s.client_port, 
s.backend_start, s.xact_start, s.query_start, s.waiting, s.current_query FROM 
pg_database d, pg_stat_get_activity(NULL::integer) s(datid, procpid, usesysid, 
application_name, current_query, waiting, xact_start, query_start, 
backend_start, client_addr, client_port), pg_authid u WHERE ((s.datid = d.oid) 
AND (s.usesysid = u.oid));
   pg_stat_all_indexes      | SELECT c.oid AS relid, i.oid AS indexrelid, 
n.nspname AS schemaname, c.relname, i.relname AS indexrelname, 
pg_stat_get_numscans(i.oid) AS idx_scan, pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(i.oid) AS 
idx_tup_read, pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.oid) AS idx_tup_fetch FROM 
(((pg_class c JOIN pg_index x ON ((c.oid = x.indrelid))) JOIN pg_class i ON 
((i.oid = x.indexrelid))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON ((n.oid = 
c.relnamespace))) WHERE (c.relkind = ANY (ARRAY['r'::"char", 't'::"char"]));
   pg_stat_all_tables       | SELECT c.oid AS relid, n.nspname AS schemaname, 
c.relname, pg_stat_get_numscans(c.oid) AS seq_scan, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(c.oid) AS seq_tup_read, 
(sum(pg_stat_get_numscans(i.indexrelid)))::bigint AS idx_scan, 
((sum(pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.indexrelid)))::bigint + 
pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(c.oid)) AS idx_tup_fetch, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_inserted(c.oid) AS n_tup_ins, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_updated(c.oid) AS n_tup_upd, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_deleted(c.oid) AS n_tup_del, 
pg_stat_get_tuples_hot_updated(c.oid) AS n_tup_hot_upd, 
pg_stat_get_live_tuples(c.oid) AS n_live_tup, pg_stat_get_dead_tuples(c.oid) AS 
n_dead_tup, pg_stat_get_last_vacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_vacuum, 
pg_stat_get_last_autovacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_autovacuum, 
pg_stat_get_last_analyze_time(c.oid) AS last_analyze, 
pg_stat_get_last_autoanalyze_time(c.oid) AS last_autoanalyze FROM ((pg_class c 
LEFT JOIN pg_index i ON ((c.oid = i.indrelid))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON 
((n.oid = c.relnamespace))) WHERE (c.relkind = ANY (ARRAY['r'::"char", 
't'::"char"])) GROUP BY c.oid, n.nspname, c.relname;
   pg_stat_bgwriter         | SELECT pg_stat_get_bgwriter_timed_checkpoints() 
AS checkpoints_timed, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_requested_checkpoints() AS 
checkpoints_req, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_buf_written_checkpoints() AS 
buffers_checkpoint, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_buf_written_clean() AS buffers_clean, 
pg_stat_get_bgwriter_maxwritten_clean() AS maxwritten_clean, 
pg_stat_get_buf_written_backend() AS buffers_backend, pg_stat_get_buf_alloc() 
AS buffers_alloc;
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