Re: Resetting cluster-wide statistics

Greg Smith wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2009, Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > We used to have the stats_reset_on_server_start thingy, which covered
> > that case. When we removed it on the grounds that you could do the
> > same less klugily with pg_stat_reset(), nobody complained about
> > cluster-wide stats...
>
> Not exactly sure of the sequence here, but I think that was before
> pg_stat_bgwriter was introduced. That was late in the 8.3 cycle and one
> of the primary things I'd like have a good way to reset. I'll dig back to
> the commit that wiped out stats_reset_on_server_stat and see what it used
> to do. I might suggest something that puts something similar back,
> perhaps with a more targeted UI given that pg_stat_reset has taken over
> its original primary function.

Added to TODO:

Allow the clearing of cluster-level statistics

* http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2009-03/msg00917.php

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