Re: Expose checkpoint start/finish times into SQL.

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On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:21:49 +0100
Heikki Linnakangas <heikki@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

> Theo Schlossnagle wrote:
> > First whack at exposing the start and finish checkpoint times into
> > SQL.
> 
> Why is that useful?

For knowing how long checkpoints are taking. If they are taking too
long you may need to adjust your bgwriter settings, and it is a
serious drag to parse postgresql logs for this info.

Joshua D. Drake 



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