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Pg_buffercache - Real time queries on the shared buffer cache. -------------- This module consists of a C function 'pg_buffercache_pages()' that returns a set of records, plus a view 'pg_buffercache' to wrapper the function. The intent is to do for the buffercache what pg_locks does for locks, i.e - ability to examine what is happening at any given time without having to restart or rebuild the server with debugging code added. By default public access is REVOKED from both of these, just in case there are security issues lurking. Installation ------------ Build and install the main Postgresql source, then this contrib module: $ cd contrib/pg_buffercache $ gmake $ gmake install To register the functions: $ psql -d <database> -f pg_buffercache.sql Notes ----- The definition of the columns exposed in the view is: Column | references | Description ----------------+----------------------+------------------------------------ bufferid | | Id, 1..shared_buffers. relfilenode | pg_class.relfilenode | Refilenode of the relation. reltablespace | pg_tablespace.oid | Tablespace oid of the relation. reldatabase | pg_database.oid | Database for the relation. relblocknumber | | Offset of the page in the relation. isdirty | | Is the page dirty? usagecount | | Page LRU count There is one row for each buffer in the shared cache. Unused buffers are shown with all fields null except bufferid. Because the cache is shared by all the databases, there are pages from relations not belonging to the current database. When the pg_buffercache view is accessed, internal buffer manager locks are taken, and a copy of the buffer cache data is made for the view to display. This ensures that the view produces a consistent set of results, while not blocking normal buffer activity longer than necessary. Nonetheless there could be some impact on database performance if this view is read often. Sample output ------------- regression=# \d pg_buffercache; View "public.pg_buffercache" Column | Type | Modifiers ----------------+----------+----------- bufferid | integer | relfilenode | oid | reltablespace | oid | reldatabase | oid | relblocknumber | bigint | isdirty | boolean | usagecount | smallint | View definition: SELECT p.bufferid, p.relfilenode, p.reltablespace, p.reldatabase, p.relblocknumber, p.isdirty, p.usagecount FROM pg_buffercache_pages() p(bufferid integer, relfilenode oid, reltablespace oid, reldatabase oid, relblocknumber bigint, isdirty boolean, usagecount smallint); regression=# SELECT c.relname, count(*) AS buffers FROM pg_class c INNER JOIN pg_buffercache b ON b.relfilenode = c.relfilenode INNER JOIN pg_database d ON (b.reldatabase = d.oid AND d.datname = current_database()) GROUP BY c.relname ORDER BY 2 DESC LIMIT 10; relname | buffers ---------------------------------+--------- tenk2 | 345 tenk1 | 141 pg_proc | 46 pg_class | 45 pg_attribute | 43 pg_class_relname_nsp_index | 30 pg_proc_proname_args_nsp_index | 28 pg_attribute_relid_attnam_index | 26 pg_depend | 22 pg_depend_reference_index | 20 (10 rows) regression=# Author ------ * Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> Help ---- * Design suggestions : Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> * Debugging advice : Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> Thanks guys!