From:
David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
To:
Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc:
Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>,Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>,Erik Rijkers <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject:
Re: testing HS/SR - 1 vs 2 performance
Date:
2010-04-18 20:23:21
Message-ID:
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2010-04-12 14:00:51 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-13 05:44:19 from Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
2010-04-13 18:09:46 from Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
2010-04-14 08:24:45 from Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com>
2010-04-14 12:08:13 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-16 08:29:54 from Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
2010-04-16 09:10:01 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-16 11:47:42 from Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
2010-04-16 12:00:22 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-16 21:00:09 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-16 14:39:52 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-16 14:52:49 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-16 15:10:45 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-17 14:16:55 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-17 15:13:46 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-17 15:25:46 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-17 19:20:00 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-17 19:45:47 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-17 20:14:33 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-17 20:48:21 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-17 22:46:06 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-17 22:52:26 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-18 07:24:36 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-18 11:01:05 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-18 20:16:11 from David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
2010-04-18 20:22:21 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-18 20:23:21 from David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
2010-04-20 11:50:23 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-21 03:09:43 from Mark Kirkwood <mark(dot)kirkwood(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz>
2010-04-21 03:46:06 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-21 06:39:16 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-21 12:20:32 from Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
2010-04-21 13:31:28 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-21 14:11:00 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-21 12:27:12 from Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
2010-04-21 13:37:46 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-21 13:51:00 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-21 14:12:43 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-21 14:22:50 from marcin mank <marcin(dot)mank(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-21 14:49:06 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-21 15:13:29 from Florian Pflug <fgp(at)phlo(dot)org>
2010-04-21 14:53:05 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-22 05:57:43 from Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
2010-04-22 06:56:39 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-22 18:39:14 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-22 21:41:29 from Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-22 21:54:55 from Mark Kirkwood <mark(dot)kirkwood(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz>
2010-04-22 22:32:44 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-22 22:45:47 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-23 15:14:41 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-23 15:32:19 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-23 22:39:48 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-23 23:07:15 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-24 09:17:44 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-25 10:53:04 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-25 12:50:00 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-25 15:37:04 from Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-25 15:50:17 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-25 16:46:38 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-25 16:51:58 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-25 17:00:58 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-25 17:33:24 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-25 17:45:02 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-25 17:51:00 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-27 02:35:22 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-27 02:37:18 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-27 17:52:50 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-27 18:13:33 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-27 18:53:16 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-27 19:29:13 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-27 20:18:53 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-27 20:44:32 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-27 21:24:48 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-27 21:45:53 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-27 22:08:29 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-27 22:45:54 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-28 00:13:09 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-28 09:37:38 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-23 23:17:22 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-25 18:25:16 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-25 18:55:02 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-25 21:52:19 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-26 07:43:09 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-26 15:04:09 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-25 19:07:28 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-05-04 16:10:53 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-05-04 16:19:47 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-05-04 16:33:26 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-05-04 18:26:58 from Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
2010-05-04 19:40:12 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-05-07 12:04:02 from Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
2010-05-04 19:34:53 from Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>
2010-05-04 20:48:07 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-26 06:52:51 from Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-26 15:01:41 from "Erik Rijkers" <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
2010-04-23 00:44:11 from Mark Kirkwood <mark(dot)kirkwood(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz>
2010-04-25 16:43:57 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-25 16:54:59 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-25 23:18:48 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2010-04-26 07:21:35 from Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
2010-04-23 17:16:09 from Marko Kreen <markokr(at)gmail(dot)com>
2010-04-23 17:38:48 from Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
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On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 09:22:21PM +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 13:16 -0700, David Fetter wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:01:05PM +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 08:24 +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 18:52 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> > > > > Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> > > > > > What I'm not clear on is why you've used a spinlock
> > > > > > everywhere when only weak-memory thang CPUs are a problem.
> > > > > > Why not have a weak-memory-protect macro that does does
> > > > > > nada when the hardware already protects us? (i.e. a
> > > > > > spinlock only for the hardware that needs it).
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, we could certainly consider that, if we had enough
> > > > > places where there was a demonstrable benefit from it. I
> > > > > couldn't measure any real slowdown from adding a spinlock in
> > > > > that sinval code, so I didn't propose doing so at the time
> > > > > --- and I'm pretty dubious that this code is sufficiently
> > > > > performance-critical to justify the work, either.
> > > >
> > > > OK, I'll put a spinlock around access to the head of the
> > > > array.
> > >
> > > v2 patch attached
> >
> > If you've committed this, or any other patch you've sent here,
> > *please* mention so on the same thread.
>
> I haven't yet. I've written two patches - this is a major module
> rewrite and is still under discussion. The other patch has nothing
> to do with this (though I did accidentally include a couple of
> changes from this patch and immediately revoked them).
>
> I will wait awhile to see if anybody has some independent test
> results.
Thanks :)
Cheers,
David.
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