Re: Group commit, revised - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Simon Riggs
Subject Re: Group commit, revised
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Msg-id CA+U5nMLG91oFao4=O_WoMSgQ8ELEGxqTqqmXLzADt5XV-rAUpw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Group commit, revised  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
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On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Heikki Linnakangas
<heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

> I spent some time cleaning this up. Details below, but here are the
> highlights:
>
> * Reverted the removal of wal_writer_delay
> * Removed heuristic on big flushes

No contested viewpoints on anything there.

> * Doesn't rely on WAL writer. Any process can act as the "leader" now.
> * Uses PGSemaphoreLock/Unlock instead of latches

Thanks for producing an alternate version, it will allow us to comment
on various approaches.

There is much yet to discuss so please don't think about committing
anything yet.

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