| From: | Mark Kirkwood <markir(at)paradise(dot)net(dot)nz> |
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| To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [PERFORM] Potential Problem with PostgeSQL performance on SuSE |
| Date: | 2004-01-16 22:11:33 |
| Message-ID: | 40086195.4010207@paradise.net.nz |
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Along similar lines - have generally obtained better server performance
(and stability) from most Linux distros after replacing their supplied
kernel with one from kernel.org .
regards
Mark
Josh Berkus wrote:
>Folks,
>
>While debugging a wireless card, I came across this interesting bit:
>http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/10/pohletz_desktop_90.html
>
>What it indicates is that by default SuSE 9.0 plays with the timeslice values
>for the Linux kernel in order to provide a "smoother" user experience. In
>my experience, this can be very bad news for databases under heavy multi-user
>load.
>
>I would suggest that anyone installing a SuSE 9.0 PostgreSQL server remove the
>Desktop pararmeter in the bootloader configuration.
>
>
>
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