Re: log_duration

Added to TODO:

* Add GUC log_statement_duration to print statement and >= min duration

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > > One nice thing is that each element is orthoginal. But, for the
> > > functionality desired, we have to merge log_statement and log_duration
> > > and have it print for statements taking over X milliseconds. I have no
> > > problem adding it, but it has to be clear it isn't orthoginal but is a
> > > conditional combination of two other parameters.
> >
> > Actually, I was wondering if we shouldn't *replace* the current
> > log_duration with a combined form (that specifies a minimum interesting
> > duration). I can't quite see the need for orthogonality here. The
> > only reason you'd care about query duration is that you're looking for
> > the slow ones, no? So why bother logging the fast ones? Besides, you
> > can specify min-duration zero if you really want 'em all.
>
> We did talk about this a while ago, and folks wanted the query printed
> _before_ it was executed, so they could see the query in the logs at the
> time it was issued, both for monitoring and for showing the time the
> query started when log_timestamp is enabled.
>
> Seems the clearest option would be for log_duration to print the query
> string too, and convert it to an integer field. I can see zero meaning
> print all queries and durations. What value do we use to turn it off?
> -1?
>
> This would give us log_statement that prints at query start, and
> log_duration that prints query and duration at query end. How is that?
>
> Maybe we should rename them as log_statement_start and
> log_statement_duration.
>
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