Re: CPU causes 100% load in user space when ntp client runs and postgresql is under heavy load - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: CPU causes 100% load in user space when ntp client runs and postgresql is under heavy load
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Msg-id 21048.1348588656@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: CPU causes 100% load in user space when ntp client runs and postgresql is under heavy load  (Dennis Brouwer <dennis.brouwer@m4n.nl>)
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Dennis Brouwer <dennis.brouwer@m4n.nl> writes:
> I now have excluded ntp as root cause for the CPU cycles being wasted in
> user space.

Good, cause that wasn't making any sense at all.

> I installed perf and monitored two servers (with different postgresql
> versions and hardware specification) which are "hanging" and have some
> output. Since I'm no die-hard at interpreting the output of perf top what
> would be the next step to do?

I'd suggest asking for help in pgsql-performance.  I don't know much
about perf either (still an oprofile guy), but the people who do know
it hang out there.

            regards, tom lane


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