Re: [HACKERS] Profiling?]

> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I have done it many times. I profile that postgres process, not
> > the backend.
>
> Hmm, isn't Postgres process called backend process? AFAIK postmaster
> (it's simply a nickname to Postgres) forks itself on receiveing new
> connection request. Isn't it true? I mean that Postmaster is the same
> binary as Postgres itself.

Yes.

>
> > Look for this in Makefile.global:
> >
> > # Comment out PROFILE to generate a profile version of the binaries
> > #PROFILE= -p -non_shared
> >
>
> Of course I used -p option. The problem is, when I start Postmaster,
> it complains about 'profile timer expired'. What do I do wrong?

That's strange. I have not profiled in a while. I wonder if the
removal of the exec() has caused this.

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