Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock
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Msg-id 200607250143.k6P1hDJ29858@momjian.us
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In response to Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock support on this platform  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> "John Weekley" <weekleyj@foobarlabs.net> writes:
> > Platform is 64 bit Solaris x86.
> > ...
> > "../../../../src/include/storage/s_lock.h", line 814: #error: PostgreSQL
> > does not have native spinlock support on this platform.  To continue the
> > compilation, rerun configure using --disable-spinlocks.  However,
> > performance will be poor.  Please report this to pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org.
>
> It looks like s_lock.h currently has coverage for amd64 using gcc, or
> sparc64 using either compiler, but not for amd64 using Sun's cc.
> Please feel free to send a patch, or you could pester Sun to send us
> one (Josh?)

amd64 support for Sun compilers will be in 8.2.  It is already in CVS.

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