Re: SSI patch version 14 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David Fetter
Subject Re: SSI patch version 14
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Msg-id 20110209151619.GA1155@fetter.org
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In response to Re: SSI patch version 14  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: SSI patch version 14  (Markus Wanner <markus@bluegap.ch>)
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On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 09:09:48PM -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> If we don't allocate all the memory up front, does that allow memory
> to be dynamically shared between different hash tables in shared
> memory?  I'm thinking not, but...
> 
> Frankly, I think this is an example of how our current shared memory
> model is a piece of garbage.

What other model(s) might work better?

Cheers,
David.
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