| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Ryan Mahoney <ryan(at)paymentalliance(dot)net> |
| Cc: | "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Multi Procerssor |
| Date: | 2001-05-03 01:46:43 |
| Message-ID: | 200105030146.f431khN06613@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Maybe late to ask this question - but - does PG benefit from multi
> processor? Is it dependant on the OS? And which OS' are most tuned for
> this purpose?
>
> As always thanks in advance!
>From FAQ:
We handle each user connection by creating a Unix process.
Backend processes share data buffers and locking information.
With multiple CPU's, multiple backends can easily run on
different CPU's.<BR>
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