Re: Wierd performance issue with 8.1cvs

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Wierd performance issue with 8.1cvs
Date: 2005-04-20 18:31:11
Message-ID: 20050420183111.GA2225@dcc.uchile.cl
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On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 11:09:19AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:

> At OSDL we're seeing a wierd performance crash on 8.1cvs. What's wierd about
> it is that it doesn't happen all the time -- about 1 out of 4 test runs.
> What it looks like happens sometimes is that performance drops dramatically
> at the first checkpoint, and never comes back. But there's oprofiles and
> things to make a more insightful analysis:

What is the "wait" line in the Processor Utilization graphic? Does it
have anything to do with spinlocks? Was it so high in 8.0 tests?

--
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[(at)]dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>)
Jude: I wish humans laid eggs
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Jude: So I can eat them

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