Re: 8.3 / 8.2.6 restore comparison

From: Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, Luke Lonergan <llonergan(at)greenplum(dot)com>, Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 8.3 / 8.2.6 restore comparison
Date: 2008-02-25 20:17:10
Message-ID: 1203970630.7878.56.camel@dogma.ljc.laika.com
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On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 12:05 -0800, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:36:56 -0800
> Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com> wrote:
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> > If there is any significant I/O latency for a single backend, it seems
> > like a context switch could be a win for processor utilization. It
> > might not be a win overall, but at least potentially a win.
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> Do we want a 20% potential win or an 80% potential win?
>
> I would personally rather keep it simple, hard core, and data shoving
> as possible without any issue with scheduling etc..
>

Just a thought. After it's actually implemented it won't be hard to see
if it's a win.

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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