Re: LWLock contention: I think I understand the problem - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > OK, so now we know that while the new lock code handles the select(1)
> > problem better, we also know that on AIX the old select(1) code wasn't
> > as bad as we thought.
> 
> It still seems that the select() blocking method should be a loser.

No question the new locking code is better.  It just frustrates me we
can't get something to show that.

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