PostgreSQL BSDI BSD/OS port

Your name : David MacKenzie
Your email address : djm(at)web(dot)us(dot)uu(dot)net

System Configuration
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Architecture (example: Intel Pentium) : Intel x86

Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) : BSD/OS 4.0.1

PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.0): PostgreSQL-7.0.2

Compiler used (example: gcc 2.8.0) : gcc version 2.7.2.1

Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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Here are some corrections for the BSD/OS port. BSD/OS doesn't define
LC_MESSAGES, so that needs to be ifdef'd, and the kernel tuning
parameters are incomplete and suboptimal.

Index: src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c
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RCS file: /export/src/CVS/usr.local/bin/postgresql-7.0/src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -c -r1.1 -r1.2
*** src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c 2000/06/30 21:15:43 1.1
--- src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c 2000/06/30 22:51:00 1.2
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*** 40,46 ****
--- 40,48 ----
lc->lc_time = setlocale(LC_TIME, NULL);
lc->lc_collate = setlocale(LC_COLLATE, NULL);
lc->lc_monetary = setlocale(LC_MONETARY, NULL);
+ #ifdef LC_MESSAGES
lc->lc_messages = setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, NULL);
+ #endif /* LC_MESSAGES */

return lc;
}
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*** 62,68 ****
--- 64,74 ----
lc->lc_time,
lc->lc_collate,
lc->lc_monetary,
+ #ifdef LC_MESSAGES
lc->lc_messages
+ #else /* LC_MESSAGES */
+ "unimplemented"
+ #endif /* LC_MESSAGES */
);

return lc;
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*** 92,99 ****
--- 98,107 ----
if (!setlocale(LC_MONETARY, lc->lc_monetary))
elog(NOTICE, "pg_setlocale(): 'LC_MONETARY=%s' cannot be honored.", lc->lc_monetary);

+ #ifdef LC_MESSAGES
if (!setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, lc->lc_messages))
elog(NOTICE, "pg_setlocale(): 'LC_MESSAGE=%s' cannot be honored.", lc->lc_messages);
+ #endif /* LC_MESSAGES */

return lc;
}
Index: doc/FAQ_BSDI
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RCS file: /export/src/CVS/usr.local/bin/postgresql-7.0/doc/FAQ_BSDI,v
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diff -c -r1.1 -r1.2
*** doc/FAQ_BSDI 2000/06/30 21:15:35 1.1
--- doc/FAQ_BSDI 2000/07/07 14:23:18 1.2
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*** 8,19 ****
--- 8,56 ----

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+ You may need to increase the number of sysv semaphores.
+ PostgreSQL 7 allowing the default number of backend connections
+ allocates 32 semaphores, which is just over half the default system
+ total of 60.
+
+ The defaults are in /sys/sys/sem.h:
+
+ /* Configuration parameters */
+ #ifndef SEMMNI
+ #define SEMMNI 10 /* # of semaphore identifiers */
+ #endif
+ #ifndef SEMMNS
+ #define SEMMNS 60 /* # of semaphores in system */
+ #endif
+ #ifndef SEMUME
+ #define SEMUME 10 /* max # of undo entries per process */
+ #endif
+ #ifndef SEMMNU
+ #define SEMMNU 30 /* # of undo structures in system */
+ #endif
+
+ Set the values you want in your kernel config file, e.g.:
+
+ options "SEMMNI=40"
+ options "SEMMNS=240"
+ options "SEMUME=40"
+ options "SEMMNU=120"
+
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
Increase SHMMAXPGS by 1024 for every additional 4MB of shared
memory:

/sys/sys/shm.h:69:#define SHMMAXPGS 1024 /* max hardware pages...

The default setting of 1024 is for a maximum of 4MB of shared memory.
+ PostgresSQL 7 allowing the default number of backend connections
+ allocates about 1.2MB of shared memory.
+
+ Enclose the above line with "#ifndef SHMMAXPGS" and "#endif", and in
+ your kernel config file set the desired value, e.g.:
+
+ options "SHMMAXPGS=8192"

For those running 4.1 or later, just recompile the kernel and reboot.
For those running earlier releases, there are more steps outlined below.
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*** 24,34 ****
This is computed dynamically at bootup.

$ bpatch -r sysptsize
! 0x9 = 9

! Next, change SYSPTSIZE to a hard-coded value. Use the bpatch value,
! plus add 1 for every additional 4MB of shared memory you desire.

/sys/i386/i386/i386_param.c:28:#define SYSPTSIZE 0 /* dynamically...

sysptsize can not be changed by sysctl on the fly.
--- 61,77 ----
This is computed dynamically at bootup.

$ bpatch -r sysptsize
! 0x16 = 22

! Set SYSPTSIZE in your kernel config file, e.g.:

+ options "SYSPTSIZE=29"
+
+ Use the bpatch value, plus add 1 for every additional 4MB of shared
+ memory you desire. For reference, the default is set here:
+
/sys/i386/i386/i386_param.c:28:#define SYSPTSIZE 0 /* dynamically...

sysptsize can not be changed by sysctl on the fly.
+
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------