Re: spinlock->pthread_mutex : real world results

On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 08:54:11AM -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> 2. Should we be modifying our spinlock implementation on Linux to use
> futexes rather than pulling pthreads into the mix?
>
> Anyone have data on the first point, or opinions on the second one?

I'm not sure whether pthreads is such a thick layer. Or are you
referring to the fact that you don't want to link against the library
at all?

If we've found a situation where our locks work better than the ones in
pthreads than either (a) we're doing something wrong or (b) the
pthreads implementation could do with improvement.

In either case it might be worth some investigation. If we can improve
the standard pthreads implementation everybody wins.

BTW, I read that some *BSDs have futex implementations (to emulate
linux), it might be an idea to see where they're going.

e.g. http://osdir.com/ml/os.dragonfly-bsd.kernel/2003-10/msg00232.html

Have a nice day,
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