Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] SRA Win32 sync() code - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Hannu Krosing
Subject Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] SRA Win32 sync() code
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Msg-id 1069064914.20092.41.camel@fuji.krosing.net
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In response to Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] SRA Win32 sync() code  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] SRA Win32 sync() code  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian kirjutas E, 17.11.2003 kell 03:58:

>
> OK, let me give you my logic and you can tell me where I am wrong.
>
> First, how many backend can a single write process support if all the
> backends are doing insert/update/deletes?  5?  10?  Let's assume 10.
> Second, once we change write to write/fsync, how much slower will that
> be?  100x, 1000x?  Let's say 10x.
>
> So, by my logic, if we have 100 backends all doing updates, we will need
> 10 * 100 or 1000 writer processes or threads to keep up with that load.
> That seems quite excessive to me from a context switching and process
> overhead perspective.
>
> Where am I wrong?

Maybe you meant 100/10 instead of 100*10 ;)

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Hannu

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