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From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Context Switching issue: Spinlock doesn't fix.
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Msg-id 200408311503.05881.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Context Switching issue: Spinlock doesn't fix.  (jelle <jellej@pacbell.net>)
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Jellej,

> Is context switching problem resolved in 8.0?
>
> Can I drop in another Xeon?

Nope, not solved yet.   However, it only affects certain data access patterns.
So don't use it as a reason not to go multi-processor.

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--Josh

Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco

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