Make pg_stat_activity.application_name visible to all users, rather than

being hidden when current_query is.  Relocate it to a column position
more consistent with that behavior.  Per discussion.

doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml

-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml,v 1.72 2009/11/28 23:38:07 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml,v 1.73 2009/11/29 18:14:30 tgl Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="monitoring">
  <title>Monitoring Database Activity</title>
@@ -235,15 +235,15 @@ postgres: <replaceable>user</> <replaceable>database</> <replaceable>host</> <re
      <row>
       <entry><structname>pg_stat_activity</></entry>
       <entry>One row per server process, showing database OID, database
-      name, process <acronym>ID</>, user OID, user name, current query,
-      query's waiting status, time at which the current transaction and
-      current query began execution, time at which the process was
-      started, client's address and port number, and application name.
+      name, process <acronym>ID</>, user OID, user name, application name,
+      current query, query's waiting status, time at which the current
+      transaction and current query began execution, time at which the
+      process was started, and client's address and port number.
       The columns that report data on the current query are available unless
       the parameter <varname>track_activities</varname> has been turned off.
-      Furthermore, these columns and the application name are only visible if
-      the user examining the view is a superuser or the same as the user
-      owning the process being reported on.
+      Furthermore, these columns are only visible if the user examining
+      the view is a superuser or the same as the user owning the process
+      being reported on.
      </entry>
      </row>
 

src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql,v 1.62 2009/11/28 23:38:07 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql,v 1.63 2009/11/29 18:14:30 tgl Exp $
  */
 
 CREATE VIEW pg_roles AS 
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ CREATE VIEW pg_stat_activity AS
             S.procpid,
             S.usesysid,
             U.rolname AS usename,
+            S.application_name,
             S.current_query,
             S.waiting,
             S.xact_start,
             S.query_start,
             S.backend_start,
             S.client_addr,
-            S.client_port,
-            S.application_name
+            S.client_port
     FROM pg_database D, pg_stat_get_activity(NULL) AS S, pg_authid U
     WHERE S.datid = D.oid AND 
             S.usesysid = U.oid;

src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c,v 1.55 2009/11/28 23:38:07 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c,v 1.56 2009/11/29 18:14:30 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -420,14 +420,14 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 1, "datid", OIDOID, -1, 0);
 		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 2, "procpid", INT4OID, -1, 0);
 		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 3, "usesysid", OIDOID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 4, "current_query", TEXTOID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 5, "waiting", BOOLOID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 6, "act_start", TIMESTAMPTZOID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 7, "query_start", TIMESTAMPTZOID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 8, "backend_start", TIMESTAMPTZOID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 9, "client_addr", INETOID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 10, "client_port", INT4OID, -1, 0);
-		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 11, "application_name", TEXTOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 4, "application_name", TEXTOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 5, "current_query", TEXTOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 6, "waiting", BOOLOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 7, "act_start", TIMESTAMPTZOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 8, "query_start", TIMESTAMPTZOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 9, "backend_start", TIMESTAMPTZOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 10, "client_addr", INETOID, -1, 0);
+		TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 11, "client_port", INT4OID, -1, 0);
 
 		funcctx->tuple_desc = BlessTupleDesc(tupdesc);
 
@@ -489,11 +489,15 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		MemSet(nulls, 0, sizeof(nulls));
 
 		if (*(int *) (funcctx->user_fctx) > 0)
+		{
 			/* Get specific pid slot */
 			beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(*(int *) (funcctx->user_fctx));
+		}
 		else
+		{
 			/* Get the next one in the list */
 			beentry = pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry(funcctx->call_cntr + 1);		/* 1-based index */
+		}
 		if (!beentry)
 		{
 			int			i;
@@ -501,8 +505,8 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			for (i = 0; i < sizeof(nulls) / sizeof(nulls[0]); i++)
 				nulls[i] = true;
 
-			nulls[3] = false;
-			values[3] = CStringGetTextDatum("<backend information not available>");
+			nulls[4] = false;
+			values[4] = CStringGetTextDatum("<backend information not available>");
 
 			tuple = heap_form_tuple(funcctx->tuple_desc, values, nulls);
 			SRF_RETURN_NEXT(funcctx, HeapTupleGetDatum(tuple));
@@ -512,43 +516,47 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		values[0] = ObjectIdGetDatum(beentry->st_databaseid);
 		values[1] = Int32GetDatum(beentry->st_procpid);
 		values[2] = ObjectIdGetDatum(beentry->st_userid);
+		if (beentry->st_appname)
+			values[3] = CStringGetTextDatum(beentry->st_appname);
+		else
+			nulls[3] = true;
 
 		/* Values only available to same user or superuser */
 		if (superuser() || beentry->st_userid == GetUserId())
 		{
 			if (*(beentry->st_activity) == '\0')
 			{
-				values[3] = CStringGetTextDatum("<command string not enabled>");
+				values[4] = CStringGetTextDatum("<command string not enabled>");
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				values[3] = CStringGetTextDatum(beentry->st_activity);
+				values[4] = CStringGetTextDatum(beentry->st_activity);
 			}
 
-			values[4] = BoolGetDatum(beentry->st_waiting);
+			values[5] = BoolGetDatum(beentry->st_waiting);
 
 			if (beentry->st_xact_start_timestamp != 0)
-				values[5] = TimestampTzGetDatum(beentry->st_xact_start_timestamp);
+				values[6] = TimestampTzGetDatum(beentry->st_xact_start_timestamp);
 			else
-				nulls[5] = true;
+				nulls[6] = true;
 
 			if (beentry->st_activity_start_timestamp != 0)
-				values[6] = TimestampTzGetDatum(beentry->st_activity_start_timestamp);
+				values[7] = TimestampTzGetDatum(beentry->st_activity_start_timestamp);
 			else
-				nulls[6] = true;
+				nulls[7] = true;
 
 			if (beentry->st_proc_start_timestamp != 0)
-				values[7] = TimestampTzGetDatum(beentry->st_proc_start_timestamp);
+				values[8] = TimestampTzGetDatum(beentry->st_proc_start_timestamp);
 			else
-				nulls[7] = true;
+				nulls[8] = true;
 
 			/* A zeroed client addr means we don't know */
 			memset(&zero_clientaddr, 0, sizeof(zero_clientaddr));
 			if (memcmp(&(beentry->st_clientaddr), &zero_clientaddr,
 					   sizeof(zero_clientaddr) == 0))
 			{
-				nulls[8] = true;
 				nulls[9] = true;
+				nulls[10] = true;
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -571,15 +579,15 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 											 NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV);
 					if (ret)
 					{
-						nulls[8] = true;
 						nulls[9] = true;
+						nulls[10] = true;
 					}
 					else
 					{
 						clean_ipv6_addr(beentry->st_clientaddr.addr.ss_family, remote_host);
-						values[8] = DirectFunctionCall1(inet_in,
+						values[9] = DirectFunctionCall1(inet_in,
 											   CStringGetDatum(remote_host));
-						values[9] = Int32GetDatum(atoi(remote_port));
+						values[10] = Int32GetDatum(atoi(remote_port));
 					}
 				}
 				else if (beentry->st_clientaddr.addr.ss_family == AF_UNIX)
@@ -590,28 +598,21 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 					 * connections we have no permissions to view, or with
 					 * errors.
 					 */
-					nulls[8] = true;
-					values[9] = DatumGetInt32(-1);
+					nulls[9] = true;
+					values[10] = DatumGetInt32(-1);
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					/* Unknown address type, should never happen */
-					nulls[8] = true;
 					nulls[9] = true;
+					nulls[10] = true;
 				}
 			}
-
-			/* application name */
-			if (beentry->st_appname)
-			    values[10] = CStringGetTextDatum(beentry->st_appname);
-			else
-				nulls[10] = true;
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			/* No permissions to view data about this session */
-			values[3] = CStringGetTextDatum("<insufficient privilege>");
-			nulls[4] = true;
+			values[4] = CStringGetTextDatum("<insufficient privilege>");
 			nulls[5] = true;
 			nulls[6] = true;
 			nulls[7] = true;

src/include/catalog/catversion.h

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/catversion.h,v 1.553 2009/11/29 03:02:27 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/catversion.h,v 1.554 2009/11/29 18:14:30 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
  */
 
 /*							yyyymmddN */
-#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO	200911282
+#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO	200911291
 
 #endif

src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h,v 1.553 2009/11/28 23:38:07 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h,v 1.554 2009/11/29 18:14:30 tgl Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  The script catalog/genbki.sh reads this file and generates .bki
@@ -2999,7 +2999,7 @@ DATA(insert OID = 2784 (  pg_stat_get_last_autoanalyze_time PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0
 DESCR("statistics: last auto analyze time for a table");
 DATA(insert OID = 1936 (  pg_stat_get_backend_idset		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 100 0 f f f t t s 0 0 23 "" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_stat_get_backend_idset _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("statistics: currently active backend IDs");
-DATA(insert OID = 2022 (  pg_stat_get_activity			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 100 0 f f f f t s 1 0 2249 "23" "{23,26,23,26,25,16,1184,1184,1184,869,23,25}" "{i,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o}" "{pid,datid,procpid,usesysid,current_query,waiting,xact_start,query_start,backend_start,client_addr,client_port,application_name}" _null_ pg_stat_get_activity _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DATA(insert OID = 2022 (  pg_stat_get_activity			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 100 0 f f f f t s 1 0 2249 "23" "{23,26,23,26,25,25,16,1184,1184,1184,869,23}" "{i,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o}" "{pid,datid,procpid,usesysid,application_name,current_query,waiting,xact_start,query_start,backend_start,client_addr,client_port}" _null_ pg_stat_get_activity _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("statistics: information about currently active backends");
 DATA(insert OID = 2026 (  pg_backend_pid				PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 f f f t f s 0 0 23 "" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ pg_backend_pid _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("statistics: current backend PID");

src/test/regress/expected/rules.out

@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ SELECT viewname, definition FROM pg_views WHERE schemaname <> 'information_schem
  pg_rules                 | SELECT n.nspname AS schemaname, c.relname AS tablename, r.rulename, pg_get_ruledef(r.oid) AS definition FROM ((pg_rewrite r JOIN pg_class c ON ((c.oid = r.ev_class))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON ((n.oid = c.relnamespace))) WHERE (r.rulename <> '_RETURN'::name);
  pg_settings              | SELECT a.name, a.setting, a.unit, a.category, a.short_desc, a.extra_desc, a.context, a.vartype, a.source, a.min_val, a.max_val, a.enumvals, a.boot_val, a.reset_val, a.sourcefile, a.sourceline FROM pg_show_all_settings() a(name, setting, unit, category, short_desc, extra_desc, context, vartype, source, min_val, max_val, enumvals, boot_val, reset_val, sourcefile, sourceline);
  pg_shadow                | SELECT pg_authid.rolname AS usename, pg_authid.oid AS usesysid, pg_authid.rolcreatedb AS usecreatedb, pg_authid.rolsuper AS usesuper, pg_authid.rolcatupdate AS usecatupd, pg_authid.rolpassword AS passwd, (pg_authid.rolvaliduntil)::abstime AS valuntil, s.setconfig AS useconfig FROM (pg_authid LEFT JOIN pg_db_role_setting s ON (((pg_authid.oid = s.setrole) AND (s.setdatabase = (0)::oid)))) WHERE pg_authid.rolcanlogin;
- pg_stat_activity         | SELECT s.datid, d.datname, s.procpid, s.usesysid, u.rolname AS usename, s.current_query, s.waiting, s.xact_start, s.query_start, s.backend_start, s.client_addr, s.client_port, s.application_name FROM pg_database d, pg_stat_get_activity(NULL::integer) s(datid, procpid, usesysid, current_query, waiting, xact_start, query_start, backend_start, client_addr, client_port, application_name), pg_authid u WHERE ((s.datid = d.oid) AND (s.usesysid = u.oid));
+ pg_stat_activity         | SELECT s.datid, d.datname, s.procpid, s.usesysid, u.rolname AS usename, s.application_name, s.current_query, s.waiting, s.xact_start, s.query_start, s.backend_start, s.client_addr, s.client_port FROM pg_database d, pg_stat_get_activity(NULL::integer) s(datid, procpid, usesysid, application_name, current_query, waiting, xact_start, query_start, backend_start, client_addr, client_port), pg_authid u WHERE ((s.datid = d.oid) AND (s.usesysid = u.oid));
  pg_stat_all_indexes      | SELECT c.oid AS relid, i.oid AS indexrelid, n.nspname AS schemaname, c.relname, i.relname AS indexrelname, pg_stat_get_numscans(i.oid) AS idx_scan, pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(i.oid) AS idx_tup_read, pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.oid) AS idx_tup_fetch FROM (((pg_class c JOIN pg_index x ON ((c.oid = x.indrelid))) JOIN pg_class i ON ((i.oid = x.indexrelid))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON ((n.oid = c.relnamespace))) WHERE (c.relkind = ANY (ARRAY['r'::"char", 't'::"char"]));
  pg_stat_all_tables       | SELECT c.oid AS relid, n.nspname AS schemaname, c.relname, pg_stat_get_numscans(c.oid) AS seq_scan, pg_stat_get_tuples_returned(c.oid) AS seq_tup_read, (sum(pg_stat_get_numscans(i.indexrelid)))::bigint AS idx_scan, ((sum(pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(i.indexrelid)))::bigint + pg_stat_get_tuples_fetched(c.oid)) AS idx_tup_fetch, pg_stat_get_tuples_inserted(c.oid) AS n_tup_ins, pg_stat_get_tuples_updated(c.oid) AS n_tup_upd, pg_stat_get_tuples_deleted(c.oid) AS n_tup_del, pg_stat_get_tuples_hot_updated(c.oid) AS n_tup_hot_upd, pg_stat_get_live_tuples(c.oid) AS n_live_tup, pg_stat_get_dead_tuples(c.oid) AS n_dead_tup, pg_stat_get_last_vacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_vacuum, pg_stat_get_last_autovacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_autovacuum, pg_stat_get_last_analyze_time(c.oid) AS last_analyze, pg_stat_get_last_autoanalyze_time(c.oid) AS last_autoanalyze FROM ((pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_index i ON ((c.oid = i.indrelid))) LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON ((n.oid = c.relnamespace))) WHERE (c.relkind = ANY (ARRAY['r'::"char", 't'::"char"])) GROUP BY c.oid, n.nspname, c.relname;
  pg_stat_bgwriter         | SELECT pg_stat_get_bgwriter_timed_checkpoints() AS checkpoints_timed, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_requested_checkpoints() AS checkpoints_req, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_buf_written_checkpoints() AS buffers_checkpoint, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_buf_written_clean() AS buffers_clean, pg_stat_get_bgwriter_maxwritten_clean() AS maxwritten_clean, pg_stat_get_buf_written_backend() AS buffers_backend, pg_stat_get_buf_alloc() AS buffers_alloc;