Dave Owens <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wonder if it would be helpful to restart the database, then begin > gathering information pg_locks while it can still respond to queries. > I speculate that this is possible because the amount of memory needed > to query pg_locks continues to grow (around 1900MB now). If restart is an option, that sounds like a great idea. If you could capture the data into tables where we can summarize to analyze it in a meaningful way, that would be ideal. Something like: CREATE TABLE activity_snap_1 AS SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity; Of course, boost the number for each subsequent run. -- Kevin Grittner EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance