Thread: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Use atomic ops to hand out pages to scan in parallel scan.

[COMMITTERS] pgsql: Use atomic ops to hand out pages to scan in parallel scan.

From
Heikki Linnakangas
Date:
Use atomic ops to hand out pages to scan in parallel scan.

With a lot of CPUs, the spinlock that protects the current scan location
in a parallel scan can become a bottleneck. Use an atomic fetch-and-add
instruction instead.

David Rowley

Discussion:
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAKJS1f9tgsPhqBcoPjv9_KUPZvTLCZ4jy%3DB%3DbhqgaKn7cYzm-w@mail.gmail.com

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/3cda10f41bfed7e34b0db7013b66dd40a5f75926

Modified Files
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src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
src/include/access/relscan.h     |   5 +-
2 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)