Re: sinval synchronization considered harmful - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: sinval synchronization considered harmful
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Msg-id 19175.1311278032@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: sinval synchronization considered harmful  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> I think the real challenge is going to be testing.  If anyone has a
> machine with weak memory ordering they can give me access to, that
> would be really helpful for flushing the bugs out of this stuff.

There are multi-CPU PPCen in the buildfarm, or at least there were last
time I broke the sinval code ;-).  Note that testing on a single-core
PPC will prove nothing.
        regards, tom lane


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