in-transaction insert performance in 7.5devel - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Merlin Moncure
Subject in-transaction insert performance in 7.5devel
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Msg-id 6EE64EF3AB31D5448D0007DD34EEB34101AE59@Herge.rcsinc.local
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Responses Re: in-transaction insert performance in 7.5devel  (Rod Taylor <pg@rbt.ca>)
Re: in-transaction insert performance in 7.5devel  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-performance
I am batch inserting insert statements into a database with fsync = on.
My single disk system is on a 10k drive...even though I am inside a
transaction there is at least 1 file sync per row insert.

Is this normal?  On my hardware, which is pretty quick, I am limited to
about 50 inserts/sec.  If I operate outside of a transaction, the number
is closer to 30.  With fsync off, I can hit over 1000.

IIRC in previous versions insert performance was a lot faster when in
transaction, is that the case?

Merlin

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