Re: dbt-2 tuning results with postgresql-8.3.5 - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Mark Wong
Subject Re: dbt-2 tuning results with postgresql-8.3.5
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Msg-id 70c01d1d0901131949w545ba12ej10705784d0d7010a@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: dbt-2 tuning results with postgresql-8.3.5  ("Kevin Grittner" <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>)
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On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov> wrote:
>>>> "Mark Wong" <markwkm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It appears to peak around 220 database connections:
>>
>> http://pugs.postgresql.org/node/514
>
> Interesting.  What did you use for connection pooling?

It's a fairly dumb but custom built C program for the test kit:

http://git.postgresql.org/?p=~markwkm/dbt2.git;a=summary

I think the bulk of the logic is in src/client.c, src/db_threadpool.c,
and src/transaction_queue.c.

> My tests have never stayed that flat as the connections in use
> climbed.  I'm curious why we're seeing such different results.

I'm sure the difference in workloads makes a difference.  Like you
implied earlier, I think we have to figure out what works best in for
our own workloads.

Regards,
Mark

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