Re: Minimal patches for PostgreSQL 7.0b3 on NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1.... - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Minimal patches for PostgreSQL 7.0b3 on NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1....
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Msg-id 2751.960845995@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Minimal patches for PostgreSQL 7.0b3 on NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1....  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Minimal patches for PostgreSQL 7.0b3 on NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1....  ("Kevin P. Neal" <kpneal@pobox.com>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> That was my guess, though his changes were s_lock related. Seems that is
> an Alpha mess too.

Yes, it sounds like we will need some help from a certified Alpha guru
to make spinlock code that works reliably on multi-CPU Alphas :-(.

Anyone have friends in the right places at DEC?

            regards, tom lane

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