Re: Postgresql and multithreading - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Postgresql and multithreading
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Msg-id 200210160459.g9G4xvu02099@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Postgresql and multithreading  (Anuradha Ratnaweera <anuradha@lklug.pdn.ac.lk>)
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Anuradha Ratnaweera wrote:
> 
> Is there any plans to make postgresql multithreading?
> 
> Thanks in advance (and also for all who commented to my question
> regarding replication.)
> 
>     Anuradha
> 
> NB: please don't open fire to declare war on whether multithreading is
> needed for PGSql or not.  I am just expecting a black and white answer
> from the `authorities' ;)

We don't think it is needed, except perhaps for Win32 and Solaris, which
have slow process creation times.

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