[HACKERS] SMP buffer management test question

2005-02-20 Thread lsunley
There was a mention of a context-swap-storm test in the posts on the ARC patent. Where might I obtain a copy of this test procedure? Thanks -- --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: [HACKERS] SMP buffer management test question

2005-02-20 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There was a mention of a context-swap-storm test in the posts on the ARC patent. Where might I obtain a copy of this test procedure? http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-performance/2004-04/msg00280.php (The archiver seems to have lost the message's separation into

Re: [HACKERS] SMP buffer management test question

2005-02-20 Thread lsunley
Thanks Well I tried it out and on OS/2 using 8.0 it has the same problems as on Linux, with two clients running on a dual PIII 750 both CPUs go to 100% and the system is madly switching between the two processes. With a single client, about 35% CPU is used. Should the new buffer manager patch

Re: [HACKERS] SMP buffer management test question

2005-02-20 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well I tried it out and on OS/2 using 8.0 it has the same problems as on Linux, with two clients running on a dual PIII 750 both CPUs go to 100% and the system is madly switching between the two processes. With a single client, about 35% CPU is used. Should the new