diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
index 82cf1bc4ef..ae20a3bb71 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  *	Copyright (c) 2001-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- *	$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c,v 1.112 2005/11/22 18:17:17 momjian Exp $
+ *	$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c,v 1.113 2005/12/16 04:03:40 tgl Exp $
  * ----------
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
@@ -2453,6 +2453,16 @@ pgstat_write_statsfile(void)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * qsort/bsearch comparison routine for PIDs
+ *
+ * We assume PIDs are nonnegative, so there's no overflow risk
+ */
+static int
+comparePids(const void *v1, const void *v2)
+{
+	return *((const int *) v1) - *((const int *) v2);
+}
 
 /* ----------
  * pgstat_read_statsfile() -
@@ -2478,7 +2488,7 @@ pgstat_read_statsfile(HTAB **dbhash, Oid onlydb,
 	int			maxbackends = 0;
 	int			havebackends = 0;
 	bool		found;
-	bool		check_pids;
+	int		   *live_pids;
 	MemoryContext use_mcxt;
 	int			mcxt_flags;
 
@@ -2497,13 +2507,17 @@ pgstat_read_statsfile(HTAB **dbhash, Oid onlydb,
 	{
 		use_mcxt = NULL;
 		mcxt_flags = 0;
-		check_pids = false;
+		live_pids = NULL;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		use_mcxt = TopTransactionContext;
 		mcxt_flags = HASH_CONTEXT;
-		check_pids = true;
+		live_pids = GetAllBackendPids();
+		/* Sort the PID array so we can use bsearch */
+		if (live_pids[0] > 1)
+			qsort((void *) &live_pids[1], live_pids[0], sizeof(int),
+				  comparePids);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2706,7 +2720,13 @@ pgstat_read_statsfile(HTAB **dbhash, Oid onlydb,
 				/*
 				 * If possible, check PID to verify still running
 				 */
-				if (check_pids && !IsBackendPid(beentry->procpid))
+				if (live_pids &&
+					(live_pids[0] == 0 ||
+					 bsearch((void *) &beentry->procpid,
+							 (void *) &live_pids[1],
+							 live_pids[0],
+							 sizeof(int),
+							 comparePids) == NULL))
 				{
 					/*
 					 * Note: we could send a BETERM message to tell the
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cafadeb905..f633080748 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c,v 1.9 2005/12/11 21:02:18 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c,v 1.10 2005/12/16 04:03:40 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -732,6 +732,42 @@ IsBackendPid(int pid)
 	return (BackendPidGetProc(pid) != NULL);
 }
 
+/*
+ * GetAllBackendPids -- get an array of all current backends' PIDs
+ *
+ * The result is a palloc'd array with the number of active backends in
+ * entry [0], their PIDs in entries [1] .. [n].  The caller must bear in
+ * mind that the result may already be obsolete when returned.
+ */
+int *
+GetAllBackendPids(void)
+{
+	int		   *result;
+	int			npids;
+	ProcArrayStruct *arrayP = procArray;
+	int			index;
+
+	result = (int *) palloc((MaxBackends + 1) * sizeof(int));
+	npids = 0;
+
+	LWLockAcquire(ProcArrayLock, LW_SHARED);
+
+	for (index = 0; index < arrayP->numProcs; index++)
+	{
+		PGPROC	   *proc = arrayP->procs[index];
+
+		if (proc->pid != 0)		/* ignore dummy procs */
+			result[++npids] = proc->pid;
+	}
+
+	LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
+
+	Assert(npids <= MaxBackends);
+
+	result[0] = npids;
+	return result;
+}
+
 /*
  * CountActiveBackends --- count backends (other than myself) that are in
  *		active transactions.  This is used as a heuristic to decide if
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index 68c615afc6..61441bbf49 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/procarray.h,v 1.6 2005/10/15 02:49:46 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/procarray.h,v 1.7 2005/12/16 04:03:40 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern TransactionId GetOldestXmin(bool allDbs);
 extern PGPROC *BackendPidGetProc(int pid);
 extern int	BackendXidGetPid(TransactionId xid);
 extern bool IsBackendPid(int pid);
+extern int *GetAllBackendPids(void);
 extern bool DatabaseHasActiveBackends(Oid databaseId, bool ignoreMyself);
 
 extern int	CountActiveBackends(void);