On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 10:16 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Simon Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Group commit is a well-documented technique for improving performance, > > The issue here is not "is group commit a good idea in the abstract?". > It is "is the commit_delay implementation of the idea worth a dime?" > ... and the evidence we have all points to the answer "NO". We should > not let theoretical arguments blind us to this.
OK, sometimes I sound too theoretical when I do my World History of RDBMS notes, :-) ... all I meant was "lets hold off till we've measured it". > > I would ask that we hold off on their execution, at least for the > > complete 8.1 beta performance test cycle. > > I'm willing to wait a week while Tatsuo runs some fresh tests. I'm > not willing to wait indefinitely for evidence that I'm privately > certain will not be forthcoming. I'm inclined to agree with you, but I see no need to move quickly. The code's been there a while now. Best Regards, Simon Riggs ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
