Re: [GENERAL] Re : Solaris Performance - 64 bit puzzle

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Re : Solaris Performance - 64 bit puzzle
Date: 2002-06-06 17:35:27
Message-ID: 200206061735.g56HZRV24617@candle.pha.pa.us
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Dann Corbit wrote:
> > TODO reverted to be:
> >
> > Add BSD-licensed qsort() for Solaris
> >
> > My guess is that your test case didn't tickle the bug.
>
> I am the author of several special sort functions [I wrote the sorting
> chapter in this book: http://users.powernet.co.uk/eton/unleashed/]
>
> I would be happy to contribute sort routines to the project under the
> Berkeley style license.
>
> Likely (if C++ is allowed) a large efficiency gain can be had through
> the use of templates.

Thanks. I think we will go with Free/NetBSD code because they are
already tested. Thanks.

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