hack on wp-db.php

hi,

is it possible to implement this hack into wp-db.php?
i’m a bit lazy to remodify the source on every update.

perhaps you could do a configuration to enable the ping check on/off…

the latest hack was modified by Rob in his comment inside my blog:

http://www.openadvent.com/blog/?p=30#comment-1028

please let me know…
thank you.

best regards,

James