Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> Yes, it seems we will have to do something for 8.3.
Yeah, we've kind of ignored any possible overhead of the stats mechanism
for awhile, but I think we've got to face up to this if we're gonna have
it on by default.
> I assume the method
> below would reduce frequent updates of the stats_command_string too.
No, stats_command_string is entirely independent now.
regards, tom lane