On 14 November 2015 at 15:50, Amit Kapila <amit.kapil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> One thing that occurred to me in this context is that if we store the wait > event information in PGPROC, then can we think of providing the info > about wait events in a separate view pg_stat_waits (or pg_stat_wait_info or > any other better name) where we can display wait information about > all-processes rather than only backends? > Sounds good to me. Consider a logical decoding plugin in a walsender for example. > This will avoid the confusion > about breaking the backward compatibility for the current 'waiting' column > in pg_stat_activity. > I'm about -10^7 on changing the 'waiting' column. I am still seeing confused users from the 'procpid' to 'pid' renaming. If more info is needed, add a column with more detail or, as you suggest here, use a new view. -- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
