Re: Ubuntu 12.04 / 3.2 Kernel Bad for PostgreSQL Performance - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Shaun Thomas
Subject Re: Ubuntu 12.04 / 3.2 Kernel Bad for PostgreSQL Performance
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Msg-id 50BFC9D8.4010507@optionshouse.com
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In response to Re: Ubuntu 12.04 / 3.2 Kernel Bad for PostgreSQL Performance  (Daniel Farina <daniel@heroku.com>)
Responses Re: Ubuntu 12.04 / 3.2 Kernel Bad for PostgreSQL Performance
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On 12/05/2012 04:19 PM, Daniel Farina wrote:

> Is 3.2 a significant regression from previous releases, or is 3.4 just
> faster?  Your wording only indicates that "older kernel is slow," but
> your tone would suggest that you feel this is a regression, cf.

It's definitely a regression. I'm trying to pin it down, but the
3.2.0-24 kernel didn't do the CPU drain down to single-digits on that
client load test. I'm working on 3.2.0-30 and going down to figure out
which patch might have done it.

Older kernels performed better. And by older, I mean 2.6. Still not 3.4
levels, but that's expected. I haven't checked 3.0, but other threads
I've read suggest it had less problems. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

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Shaun Thomas
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