On Wed, 2008-09-24 at 17:42 +0300, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > Yeah. Nevertheless I like the way effective_spindle_count works, as > opposed to an unintuitive "number of blocks to prefetch" (assuming the > formula we use to turn the former into latter works). Perhaps we should > keep the meaning the same, but call it "effective_io_concurrency"? > Something that conveys the idea of "how many simultaneous I/O requests > the I/O subsystem can handle", without referring to any specific > technology. That concept applies to SANs and RAM drives as well.
You've spoiled all the fun now with a good suggestion. I was looking forward to the Jules Verne-like nostalgia of the other suggestion over the years to come. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
