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Collect the bits of wisdom about dtrace installation in the installation

chapter rather than scattering them across several incomplete fragments.

(This makes the documentation consistent with the backported FAQ_Solaris.)
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Peter Eisentraut
2006-12-12 16:07:42 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.267 2006/12/01 21:17:51 tgl Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.267.2.1 2006/12/12 16:07:41 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation"> <chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -1039,6 +1039,19 @@ su - postgres
specified in the environment variable specified in the environment variable
<envar>DTRACEFLAGS</envar>. <envar>DTRACEFLAGS</envar>.
</para> </para>
<para>
To include DTrace support in a 64-bit binary, specify
<literal>DTRACEFLAGS="-64"</> to configure. For example,
using the GCC compiler:
<screen>
./configure CC='gcc -m64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64' ...
</screen>
Using Sun's compiler:
<screen>
./configure CC='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -xtarget=native64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64' ...
</screen>
</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>

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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml,v 1.40 2006/12/02 00:42:54 tgl Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml,v 1.40.2.1 2006/12/12 16:07:42 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="monitoring"> <chapter id="monitoring">
<title>Monitoring Database Activity</title> <title>Monitoring Database Activity</title>
@@ -824,29 +824,14 @@ SELECT pg_stat_get_backend_pid(s.backendid) AS procpid,
</para> </para>
<sect2 id="compiling-for-trace"> <sect2 id="compiling-for-trace">
<title>Compiling for Dynamic Trace</title> <title>Compiling for Dynamic Tracing</title>
<para> <para>
By default, trace points are disabled, so you will need to By default, trace points are disabled, so you will need to
explicitly tell the configure script to make the probes available explicitly tell the configure script to make the probes available
in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. To include DTrace support in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. To include DTrace support
in a 32-bit binary, specify <option>--enable-dtrace</> to configure. specify <option>--enable-dtrace</> to configure. See <xref
For example: linkend="install-procedure"> for further information.
<programlisting>
$ ./configure --enable-dtrace ...
</programlisting>
To include DTrace support in a 64-bit binary, specify
<option>--enable-dtrace</>
and <literal>DTRACEFLAGS="-64"</> to configure. For example,
using the gcc compiler:
<programlisting>
$ ./configure CC='gcc -m64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64' ...
</programlisting>
Using Sun's compiler:
<programlisting>
$ ./configure CC='/path_to_sun_compiler/cc -xtarget=native64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64' ...
</programlisting>
</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2 id="trace-points"> <sect2 id="trace-points">
@@ -855,7 +840,7 @@ SELECT pg_stat_get_backend_pid(s.backendid) AS procpid,
<para> <para>
A few standard trace points are provided in the source code A few standard trace points are provided in the source code
(of course, more can be added as needed for a particular problem). (of course, more can be added as needed for a particular problem).
These are: These are shown in <xref linkend="trace-point-table">.
</para> </para>
<table id="trace-point-table"> <table id="trace-point-table">
@@ -974,15 +959,14 @@ postgresql$1:::transaction-commit
Note how the double underline in trace point names needs to Note how the double underline in trace point names needs to
be replaced by a hyphen when using D script. be replaced by a hyphen when using D script.
When executed, the example D script gives output such as: When executed, the example D script gives output such as:
<programlisting> <screen>
# ./txn_count.d `pgrep -n postgres` # ./txn_count.d `pgrep -n postgres`
^C ^C
Start 71 Start 71
Commit 70 Commit 70
Abort 1
Total time (ns) 2312105013 Total time (ns) 2312105013
</programlisting> </screen>
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
You should remember that trace programs need to be carefully written and You should remember that trace programs need to be carefully written and
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<para> <para>
New trace points can be defined within the code wherever the developer New trace points can be defined within the code wherever the developer
desires, though this will require a re-compile. desires, though this will require a recompilation.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>