Autovacuum and pg_stat_reset()

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Hello

We are playing around with different statistics provided by postgresql
to get a better overview of our systems.

Until postgresql 8.2, and the presence of
'stats_reset_on_server_start=on' + pg_postmaster_start_time(), we could
calculate very easy many average values/sec. for our statistics.

With 8.3 and later, it is not possible to do this anymore. But we are
thinking that if we run pg_stat_reset() when the postgres server is
startet we could achieve the same.

Our question is:

Does the use of pg_stat_reset() affects the statistics autovacuum uses
to find out what to do and when this should be done? Can the use of
pg_stat_reset() affect performance in any way?

regards,
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Rafael Martinez, <r(dot)m(dot)guerrero(at)usit(dot)uio(dot)no>
Center for Information Technology Services
University of Oslo, Norway

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