This new counter, called "wal_fpi_bytes", tracks the total amount in
bytes of full page images (FPIs) generated in WAL. This data becomes
available globally via pg_stat_wal, and for backend statistics via
pg_stat_get_backend_wal().
Previously, this information could only be retrieved with pg_waldump or
pg_walinspect, which may not be available depending on the environment,
and are expensive to execute. It offers hints about how much FPIs
impact the WAL generated, which could be a large percentage for some
workloads, as well as the effects of wal_compression or page holes.
Bump catalog version.
Bump PGSTAT_FILE_FORMAT_ID, due to the addition of wal_fpi_bytes in
PgStat_WalCounters.
Author: Shinya Kato <shinya11.kato@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAOzEurQtZEAfg6P0kU3Wa-f9BWQOi0RzJEMPN56wNTOmJLmfaQ@mail.gmail.com
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