Re: PostgreSQL BSDI BSD/OS port

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David J(dot) MacKenzie" <djm(at)web(dot)us(dot)uu(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL BSDI BSD/OS port
Date: 2000-07-10 18:49:51
Message-ID: 200007101849.OAA00121@candle.pha.pa.us
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This has been applied the the current development tree. Thanks.

> Your name : David MacKenzie
> Your email address : djm(at)web(dot)us(dot)uu(dot)net
>
>
> System Configuration
> ---------------------
> 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:
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> 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
> ===================================================================
> 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
> ***************
> *** 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;
> }
> ***************
> *** 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;
> ***************
> *** 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
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /export/src/CVS/usr.local/bin/postgresql-7.0/doc/FAQ_BSDI,v
> retrieving revision 1.1
> retrieving revision 1.2
> 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
> ***************
> *** 8,19 ****
> --- 8,56 ----
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> + 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.
> ***************
> *** 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.
> +
> + ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

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