Re: [HACKERS] [GENERAL] Postgresql & AMD x86-64

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Martin D(dot) Weinberg" <weinberg(at)osprey(dot)astro(dot)umass(dot)edu>, justin(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] [GENERAL] Postgresql & AMD x86-64
Date: 2003-07-08 22:47:30
Message-ID: 200307082247.h68MlUG06929@candle.pha.pa.us
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The s_lock.h change will be in 7.4.

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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Martin D. Weinberg" <weinberg(at)osprey(dot)astro(dot)umass(dot)edu> writes:
> > I didn't change the source tree at all. I used:
>
> > env CFLAGS='-O3 -m64' LD='/usr/bin/ld -melf_x86_64' ./configure --with-CXX --without-zlib
>
> BTW, see Jeff Baker's nearby report in pgsql-general that s_lock.h needs
> to be tweaked to use spinlocks on this platform. If you're using
> semaphores instead then you're taking a big performance hit.
>
> regards, tom lane
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