Re: getpid() function

OK, renamed to backend_pid() to match the libpq name. I was unsure
about merging it into the stats stuff myself.

setest=> select backend_pid();
backend_pid
-------------
12996
(1 row)

Where does the mention belong in the docs? I have it in the monitoring
section in the stats section right now.

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Neil Conway wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 08:40:13PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > I have implemented this TODO item:
> >
> > * Add getpid() function to backend
> >
> > There were a large number of pg_stat functions that access pids and
> > backends slots so I added it there:
> >
> > test=> select pg_stat_get_backend_mypid();
>
> If we're going to add it to pg_stat_*, why is 'backend' part of the
> name? All the existing backend_* function fetch some piece of data
> about a given backend -- whereas this function does not (it takes
> no arguments).
>
> IMHO, a better name would be something like 'backend_process_id()',
> or 'unix_pid', or 'backend_pid()'.
>
> Also, can you add some documentation on this?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil
>
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> Neil Conway <neilconway(at)rogers(dot)com>
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