diff --git a/contrib/pg_buffercache/Makefile b/contrib/pg_buffercache/Makefile
index d74b3e853c6..d6b58d4da94 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_buffercache/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/pg_buffercache/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ OBJS = \
EXTENSION = pg_buffercache
DATA = pg_buffercache--1.2.sql pg_buffercache--1.2--1.3.sql \
- pg_buffercache--1.1--1.2.sql pg_buffercache--1.0--1.1.sql
+ pg_buffercache--1.1--1.2.sql pg_buffercache--1.0--1.1.sql \
+ pg_buffercache--1.3--1.4.sql
PGFILEDESC = "pg_buffercache - monitoring of shared buffer cache in real-time"
REGRESS = pg_buffercache
diff --git a/contrib/pg_buffercache/expected/pg_buffercache.out b/contrib/pg_buffercache/expected/pg_buffercache.out
index 138556efc9f..635f01e3b21 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_buffercache/expected/pg_buffercache.out
+++ b/contrib/pg_buffercache/expected/pg_buffercache.out
@@ -8,3 +8,36 @@ from pg_buffercache;
t
(1 row)
+select buffers_used + buffers_unused > 0,
+ buffers_dirty <= buffers_used,
+ buffers_pinned <= buffers_used
+from pg_buffercache_summary();
+ ?column? | ?column? | ?column?
+----------+----------+----------
+ t | t | t
+(1 row)
+
+-- Check that the functions / views can't be accessed by default. To avoid
+-- having to create a dedicated user, use the pg_database_owner pseudo-role.
+SET ROLE pg_database_owner;
+SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache;
+ERROR: permission denied for view pg_buffercache
+SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache_pages() AS p (wrong int);
+ERROR: permission denied for function pg_buffercache_pages
+SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache_summary();
+ERROR: permission denied for function pg_buffercache_summary
+RESET role;
+-- Check that pg_monitor is allowed to query view / function
+SET ROLE pg_monitor;
+SELECT count(*) > 0 FROM pg_buffercache;
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT buffers_used + buffers_unused > 0 FROM pg_buffercache_summary();
+ ?column?
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/contrib/pg_buffercache/meson.build b/contrib/pg_buffercache/meson.build
index dd9948e5f0b..ff7f9162cee 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_buffercache/meson.build
+++ b/contrib/pg_buffercache/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ install_data(
'pg_buffercache--1.1--1.2.sql',
'pg_buffercache--1.2--1.3.sql',
'pg_buffercache--1.2.sql',
+ 'pg_buffercache--1.3--1.4.sql',
'pg_buffercache.control',
kwargs: contrib_data_args,
)
diff --git a/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache--1.3--1.4.sql b/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache--1.3--1.4.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f212dc5e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache--1.3--1.4.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache--1.3--1.4.sql */
+
+-- complain if script is sourced in psql, rather than via ALTER EXTENSION
+\echo Use "ALTER EXTENSION pg_buffercache UPDATE TO '1.4'" to load this file. \quit
+
+CREATE FUNCTION pg_buffercache_summary(
+ OUT buffers_used int4,
+ OUT buffers_unused int4,
+ OUT buffers_dirty int4,
+ OUT buffers_pinned int4,
+ OUT usagecount_avg float8)
+AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'pg_buffercache_summary'
+LANGUAGE C PARALLEL SAFE;
+
+-- Don't want these to be available to public.
+REVOKE ALL ON FUNCTION pg_buffercache_summary() FROM PUBLIC;
+GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_buffercache_summary() TO pg_monitor;
diff --git a/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache.control b/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache.control
index 8c060ae9abf..a82ae5f9bb5 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache.control
+++ b/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# pg_buffercache extension
comment = 'examine the shared buffer cache'
-default_version = '1.3'
+default_version = '1.4'
module_pathname = '$libdir/pg_buffercache'
relocatable = true
diff --git a/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache_pages.c b/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache_pages.c
index c5754ea9fa5..1c6a2f22caa 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache_pages.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_buffercache/pg_buffercache_pages.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#define NUM_BUFFERCACHE_PAGES_MIN_ELEM 8
#define NUM_BUFFERCACHE_PAGES_ELEM 9
+#define NUM_BUFFERCACHE_SUMMARY_ELEM 5
PG_MODULE_MAGIC;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ typedef struct
* relation node/tablespace/database/blocknum and dirty indicator.
*/
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(pg_buffercache_pages);
+PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(pg_buffercache_summary);
Datum
pg_buffercache_pages(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
@@ -237,3 +239,68 @@ pg_buffercache_pages(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
else
SRF_RETURN_DONE(funcctx);
}
+
+Datum
+pg_buffercache_summary(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+ Datum result;
+ TupleDesc tupledesc;
+ HeapTuple tuple;
+ Datum values[NUM_BUFFERCACHE_SUMMARY_ELEM];
+ bool nulls[NUM_BUFFERCACHE_SUMMARY_ELEM];
+
+ int32 buffers_used = 0;
+ int32 buffers_unused = 0;
+ int32 buffers_dirty = 0;
+ int32 buffers_pinned = 0;
+ int64 usagecount_total = 0;
+
+ if (get_call_result_type(fcinfo, NULL, &tupledesc) != TYPEFUNC_COMPOSITE)
+ elog(ERROR, "return type must be a row type");
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < NBuffers; i++)
+ {
+ BufferDesc *bufHdr;
+ uint32 buf_state;
+
+ /*
+ * This function summarizes the state of all headers. Locking the
+ * buffer headers wouldn't provide an improved result as the state of
+ * the buffer can still change after we release the lock and it'd
+ * noticeably increase the cost of the function.
+ */
+ bufHdr = GetBufferDescriptor(i);
+ buf_state = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bufHdr->state);
+
+ if (buf_state & BM_VALID)
+ {
+ buffers_used++;
+ usagecount_total += BUF_STATE_GET_USAGECOUNT(buf_state);
+
+ if (buf_state & BM_DIRTY)
+ buffers_dirty++;
+ }
+ else
+ buffers_unused++;
+
+ if (BUF_STATE_GET_REFCOUNT(buf_state) > 0)
+ buffers_pinned++;
+ }
+
+ memset(nulls, 0, sizeof(nulls));
+ values[0] = Int32GetDatum(buffers_used);
+ values[1] = Int32GetDatum(buffers_unused);
+ values[2] = Int32GetDatum(buffers_dirty);
+ values[3] = Int32GetDatum(buffers_pinned);
+
+ if (buffers_used != 0)
+ values[4] = Float8GetDatum((double) usagecount_total / buffers_used);
+ else
+ nulls[4] = true;
+
+ /* Build and return the tuple. */
+ tuple = heap_form_tuple(tupledesc, values, nulls);
+ result = HeapTupleGetDatum(tuple);
+
+ PG_RETURN_DATUM(result);
+}
diff --git a/contrib/pg_buffercache/sql/pg_buffercache.sql b/contrib/pg_buffercache/sql/pg_buffercache.sql
index e1ba6f7e8d4..2e2e0a74517 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_buffercache/sql/pg_buffercache.sql
+++ b/contrib/pg_buffercache/sql/pg_buffercache.sql
@@ -4,3 +4,21 @@ select count(*) = (select setting::bigint
from pg_settings
where name = 'shared_buffers')
from pg_buffercache;
+
+select buffers_used + buffers_unused > 0,
+ buffers_dirty <= buffers_used,
+ buffers_pinned <= buffers_used
+from pg_buffercache_summary();
+
+-- Check that the functions / views can't be accessed by default. To avoid
+-- having to create a dedicated user, use the pg_database_owner pseudo-role.
+SET ROLE pg_database_owner;
+SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache;
+SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache_pages() AS p (wrong int);
+SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache_summary();
+RESET role;
+
+-- Check that pg_monitor is allowed to query view / function
+SET ROLE pg_monitor;
+SELECT count(*) > 0 FROM pg_buffercache;
+SELECT buffers_used + buffers_unused > 0 FROM pg_buffercache_summary();
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgbuffercache.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgbuffercache.sgml
index a06fd3e26de..8f314ee8ff4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/pgbuffercache.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgbuffercache.sgml
@@ -16,13 +16,28 @@
pg_buffercache_pages
+
+ pg_buffercache_summary
+
+
- The module provides a C function pg_buffercache_pages
- that returns a set of records, plus a view
- pg_buffercache that wraps the function for
+ The module provides the pg_buffercache_pages()
+ function, wrapped in the pg_buffercache view, and
+ the pg_buffercache_summary() function.
+
+
+
+ The pg_buffercache_pages() function returns a set of
+ records, each row describing the state of one shared buffer entry. The
+ pg_buffercache view wraps the function for
convenient use.
+
+ The pg_buffercache_summary() function returns a single
+ row summarizing the state of the shared buffer cache.
+
+
By default, use is restricted to superusers and roles with privileges of the
pg_monitor role. Access may be granted to others
@@ -164,6 +179,92 @@
+
+ The pg_buffercache_summary() Function
+
+
+ The definitions of the columns exposed by the function are shown in .
+
+
+
+ pg_buffercache_summary() Output Columns
+
+
+
+
+ Column Type
+
+
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ buffers_used int4
+
+
+ Number of unused shared buffers
+
+
+
+
+
+ buffers_unused int4
+
+
+ Number of unused shared buffers
+
+
+
+
+
+ buffers_dirty int4
+
+
+ Number of dirty shared buffers
+
+
+
+
+
+ buffers_pinned int4
+
+
+ Number of pinned shared buffers
+
+
+
+
+
+ usagecount_avg float8
+
+
+ Average usagecount of used shared buffers
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ The pg_buffercache_summary() function returns a
+ single row summarizing the state of all shared buffers. Similar and more
+ detailed information is provided by the
+ pg_buffercache view, but
+ pg_buffercache_summary() is significantly cheaper.
+
+
+
+ Like the pg_buffercache view,
+ pg_buffercache_summary() does not acquire buffer
+ manager locks. Therefore concurrent activity can lead to minor inaccuracies
+ in the result.
+
+
+
Sample Output
@@ -191,6 +292,13 @@ regression=# SELECT n.nspname, c.relname, count(*) AS buffers
public | gin_test_tbl | 188
public | spgist_text_tbl | 182
(10 rows)
+
+
+regression=# SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache_summary();
+ buffers_used | buffers_unused | buffers_dirty | buffers_pinned | usagecount_avg
+--------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------
+ 248 | 2096904 | 39 | 0 | 3.141129
+(1 row)