Re: [GENERAL] Hardware optimising

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Aaron J(dot) Seigo" <aaron(at)gtv(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Hardware optimising
Date: 1999-08-27 00:12:23
Message-ID: 199908270012.UAA05593@candle.pha.pa.us
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> as for the processor, this will see an increase, of course. note,
> however, that since PostgreSQL is _not_ multithreaded, that it will run
> only on one of the processors. (i'm about to assume you are using linux
> here... 'scuse me if i'm wrong) however, the good news is that you can
> encourage linux (through the scheduler) to run postgres on one of the
> processors and everything else on the other one. this should give the
> database its own processor more oft than not. things may still drift,
> etc... but it will be better this way....

Different backends can use different CPU's, no problem.

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