Re: PostgreSQL and Linux 2.6 kernel.

From: Paul Thomas <paul(at)tmsl(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Gary Doades <gpd(at)gpdnet(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: "pgsql-performance (at) postgresql (dot) org" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL and Linux 2.6 kernel.
Date: 2004-04-04 09:41:33
Message-ID: 20040404104133.A1704@bacon
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On 04/04/2004 09:56 Gary Doades wrote:
> Unfortunately I don't understand the question!
>
> My background is the primarily Win32. The last time I used a *nix OS
> was about 20 years ago apart from occasional dips into the linux OS
> over the past few years. If you can tell be how to find out what you want
>
> I will gladly give you the information.

Googling threw up

http://spider.tm/apr2004/cstory2.html

Interesting and possibly relevant quote:

"Benchmarks have shown that in certain conditions the anticipatory
algorithm is almost 10 times faster than what 2.4 kernel supports".

HTH

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