| From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Darcy Buskermolen <darcy(at)wavefire(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: gettimeofday() goes backwards on FreeBSD 4.9 |
| Date: | 2003-11-29 01:30:54 |
| Message-ID: | 20031128213024.E99096@ganymede.hub.org |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> > I'm suspecting that the issue is amplified by load on the server itself
>
> That would fit right in with my idea that the failure occurs when the
> process loses its timeslice partway through gettimeofday(). Heavier
> load would presumably make it more likely to lose the CPU.
I'm posting to the freebsd lists about it, see if they have anything to
say ...
>
> BTW, I can't get top(1) to work on either pgsql74 or svr1, any idea why?
top is one of those things that do not work within a VM ...
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