How does this relate to the existing pqc project ( http://code.google.com/p/pqc/)? Seems the goals are fairly similar, and both are based off pgpool?
/Magnus On Apr 6, 2011 2:10 AM, "Masanori Yamazaki" <m.yamazak...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello > > My name is Masanori Yamazaki. I am sending my proposal about > Google Summer Of Code2011. It would be nice if you could give > me your opinion. > > > ・title > > Caching query results in pgpool-II > > > ・Synopsis > > Pgpool-II has query caching functionality using storage provided by > dedicated PostgreSQL ("system database"). This has several drawbacks > however. 1)it is slow because it needs to access disk storage 2)it > does not invalidate the cache automatically. > > This proposal tries to solve these problems. > > - To speed up the cache access, it will be placed on memory, rather > than database. The memory will be put on shared memory or external > memory services such as memcached so that the cache can be shared by > multiple sessions. Old cache entries will be deleted by LRU manner. > > - The cache will be invalidated automatically upon the timing when the > relevant tables are updated. Note that this is not always possible > because the query result might come from multiple tables, views or > even functions. In this case the cache will be invalidated by > timeout(or they are not cached at all). > > - Fine tuning knobs need to be invented to control the cache behavior > though they are not clear at this moment. > > > ・Benefits to the PostgreSQL Community: > > > Query caching will effectively enhance the performance of PostgreSQL > and this project will contribute to increase the number of users of > PostgreSQL, who need more high performance database systems. > > Note that implementing query cache in pgpool-II will bring merits not > only to the latest version of PostgreSQL but to the previous releases > of PostgreSQL. > > > ・Project Schedule > > -April > preparation > > -May 1 - May 22 > write a specification > > -May 23 - June 19 > coding > > -June 20 - July 22 > test > > -July 23 - August 12 > complete of coding and test, commit > > > ・Personal Data and Biographical Information > > Name : Masanori Yamazaki > Born : 23.1.1981 > School :Currently I learn contemporary philosophy, culture and literature > at Waseda University in Japan. > Coding : > 1.About five years job as web application programer(PHP, Java). > 2.I experienced projects used framework such as Symfony, Zend Framework, > CakePHP, and Struts. > 3.I am interested in OSS and like coding. > > > Regards