Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> Total runtime: -2.368 ms <<==== this is amazing ;) > I get something similar when I do select now()-query_start from > pg_stat_activity on my Ubuntu 10.04 / pg 8.3 servers. Within a transaction block that's not surprising, because now() is defined as transaction start time not statement start time. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general