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

From The Hermit Hacker
Subject Re: Spinlocks on SGI's
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.33.0103271021340.41105-100000@mobile.hub.org
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In response to Spinlocks on SGI's  (bruc@stone.congenomics.com (Robert E. Bruccoleri))
Responses Re: Spinlocks on SGI's  (bruc@stone.congenomics.com (Robert E. Bruccoleri))
Re: Spinlocks on SGI's  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Robert E. Bruccoleri wrote:

> 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.
>
> Also, the GNU compiler systems works poorly on SGI's. In this
> environment, you need to stick to the SGI provided compilers. Once you
> get used to them, they work fairly well.

Robert, any possibility of getting pre-compiled binaries for SGI that we
can put up on the site?  For those that can't afford the extra cost of the
compilers? :)



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