Re: Linux 2.6 kernel, tuned for use with databases - - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: Linux 2.6 kernel, tuned for use with databases -
Date
Msg-id 20030609223004.GF1914@dcc.uchile.cl
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In response to Re: Linux 2.6 kernel, tuned for use with databases -  (Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>)
List pgsql-general
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 10:10:04PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 08:21, Martin_Hurst@dom.com wrote:
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > Linux is likely to make inroads in the enterprise with the release later
> > this year of the 2.6 kernel, tuned for use with databases, Witham says.
>
> Since PostgreSQL is a Unix RDBMS, not a Linux DBMS, and already
> uses multiple CPUs if possible, does it really matter how Linux
> changes?

Yes it does matter.  The Linux port can be improved and more performance
can be obtained.  This doesn't mean the other ports are going to be
abandoned.

OTOH the quoted article contained more hype and marketing buzz than real
substance AFAICT...

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"Acepta los honores y aplausos y perderas tu libertad"

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