Re: DTrace probe patch for OS X Leopard

Robert Lor <Robert(dot)Lor(at)Sun(dot)COM> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Is c.h the right place to include this? The probes are only in the backend
>> code, so perhaps postgres.h would be more appropriate. Or just include it in
>> the .c files that need it, of which there are only 3.
>>
> I think putting probes.h in c.h is the right place. It's true that the
> probes are only in the backend now and only in a few files, but in the
> future I can foresee probes added to more files in the backend, the
> procedural language code or any of the commands (initdb, psql, etc).

I agree with Peter. There are a whole lot of include files that are
needed by way more than 3 .c files, and yet are not folded into
postgres.h. c.h is right out.

regards, tom lane