> > > > > > How hard would it be to pre-fork an extra backend for the database a > > > user just requested so if they next user asks for the same database, the > > > backend would already be started? > > Perhaps I'm missing something, but it seems to me that the cost of forking > a new backend would be pretty trivial compared to the expense of processing > anything but the most simple query. Am I wrong in that?
True on most OS's, but on Solaris, fork is pretty expensive, or at least we are told. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
