Re: Multi Procerssor - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Multi Procerssor
Date
Msg-id 200105030146.f431khN06613@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Multi Procerssor  (Ryan Mahoney <ryan@paymentalliance.net>)
List pgsql-general
> Maybe late to ask this question - but - does PG benefit from multi
> processor?  Is it dependant on the OS?  And which OS' are most tuned for
> this purpose?
>
> As always thanks in advance!


From FAQ:

       We handle each user connection by creating a Unix process.
      Backend processes share data buffers and locking information.
      With multiple CPU's, multiple backends can easily run on
      different CPU's.<BR>
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