[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Is there an interest, or any active project to examine PostgreSQL in > the area of 64-bit processors? Has it already been done? I don't recall > seeing a reference to it in my travels. I'm also not sure on what to > expect for results, as the territory is still new. 64-bit processors > have existed for a while, but 32-bit processors have been the popular > choice, making 64-bit support an after thought?
I find this question a bit amusing, since PG has run on 64-bit architectures such as MIPS, Sparc, Alpha and PA-RISC for quite a while now. :) As I said in a private email to Naz, the main advantage I think you'd see from 64-bit is the ability to run with more than 2GB or so of shared buffers on a system with lots of RAM. Whether you'd want to do that, or let the OS do most of the buffering, is an open question... -Doug ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly