Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock support on this platform - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock support on this platform
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Msg-id 868.1153714636@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock support on this platform  ("John Weekley" <weekleyj@foobarlabs.net>)
Responses Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock support  (Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM>)
Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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"John Weekley" <weekleyj@foobarlabs.net> writes:
> Platform is 64 bit Solaris x86.
> ...
> "../../../../src/include/storage/s_lock.h", line 814: #error: PostgreSQL
> does not have native spinlock support on this platform.  To continue the
> compilation, rerun configure using --disable-spinlocks.  However,
> performance will be poor.  Please report this to pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org.

It looks like s_lock.h currently has coverage for amd64 using gcc, or
sparc64 using either compiler, but not for amd64 using Sun's cc.
Please feel free to send a patch, or you could pester Sun to send us
one (Josh?)

            regards, tom lane

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