Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Geoffrey <esoteric(at)3times25(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem
Date: 2007-02-24 20:50:08
Message-ID: 45E0A500.1010707@commandprompt.com
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Geoffrey wrote:
> Guillaume Smet wrote:
>> On 2/23/07, Geoffrey <esoteric(at)3times25(dot)net> wrote:
>>> As I've heard. We're headed for 8 as soon as possible, but until we get
>>> our code ready, we're on 7.4.16.
>>
>> You should move to at least 8.1 and possibly 8.2. It's not a good idea
>> to upgrade only to 8 IMHO.
>
> When I said 8, I meant whatever the latest greatest 8 is. Right now,
> that looks like 8.2.3.

No. The latest version of 8.2 is 8.2.3, there is also 8.1 which is at
8.1.8 and 8.0 which is at 8.0.12.

They are all different *major* releases.

IMO, nobody should be running anything less than 8.1.8.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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