Re: Spinlocks on SGI's - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Spinlocks on SGI's
Date
Msg-id 5318.985706798@sss.pgh.pa.us
Whole thread Raw
In response to Spinlocks on SGI's  (bruc@stone.congenomics.com (Robert E. Bruccoleri))
List pgsql-hackers
bruc@stone.congenomics.com (Robert E. Bruccoleri) writes:
> I contributed the first working s_lock.c code for the SGI's over three
> years ago (using the test_and_set library calls). It's been working
> for me ever since in a heavy multi-user environment. Please don't
> change it unless there's an overwhelming reason.

I don't believe anyone was proposing changing the existing __sgi code.
The discussion was about adding support for non-SGI MIPS hardware.
        regards, tom lane


pgsql-hackers by date:

Previous
From: Tom Lane
Date:
Subject: Re: Re: Call for platforms
Next
From: The Hermit Hacker
Date:
Subject: Re: Re: Majordomo Delivery Error