log_executor_stats

A configuration parameter determining whether to log executor statistics for a statement

log_executor_stats is a configuration parameter determining whether to log detailed executor statistics for a statement.

log_executor_stats was added in PostgreSQL 7.4.

Usage

If log_executor_stats is set to "on", a DETAIL line will be emitted containing details about the statement execution, including execution time and memory / i/o usage.

log_executor_stats cannot be enabled at the same time as log_statement_stats.

Default value

The default value for log_executor_stats is: off.

Change history

PostgreSQL 11
- memory usage displayed in output (commit c039ba07)
PostgreSQL 7.4
- added (commit d36aa2e8)

Examples

Log output from issuing a simple statement ("SELECT 1"):

[2021-03-29 17:54:55 UTC] psql postgres postgres STATEMENT:  SELECT 1;
[2021-03-29 17:54:55 UTC] psql postgres postgres LOG:  00000: EXECUTOR STATISTICS
[2021-03-29 17:54:55 UTC] psql postgres postgres DETAIL:  ! system usage stats:
        !       0.000007 s user, 0.000000 s system, 0.000007 s elapsed
        !       [0.000618 s user, 0.002449 s system total]
        !       14368 kB max resident size
        !       0/0 [0/0] filesystem blocks in/out
        !       0/0 [0/494] page faults/reclaims, 0 [0] swaps
        !       0 [0] signals rcvd, 0/0 [0/0] messages rcvd/sent
        !       0/0 [7/0] voluntary/involuntary context switches

References

PostgreSQL documentation: Statistics Monitoring

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