Re: Postgresql and multithreading

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Anuradha Ratnaweera <anuradha(at)lklug(dot)pdn(dot)ac(dot)lk>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, anuradha(at)gnu(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postgresql and multithreading
Date: 2002-10-16 04:59:57
Message-ID: 200210160459.g9G4xvu02099@candle.pha.pa.us
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Anuradha Ratnaweera wrote:
>
> Is there any plans to make postgresql multithreading?
>
> Thanks in advance (and also for all who commented to my question
> regarding replication.)
>
> Anuradha
>
> NB: please don't open fire to declare war on whether multithreading is
> needed for PGSql or not. I am just expecting a black and white answer
> from the `authorities' ;)

We don't think it is needed, except perhaps for Win32 and Solaris, which
have slow process creation times.

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