Re: Optimizing GetRunningTransactionLocks()

Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> My list of things to do included optimising
> GetRunningTransactionLocks(), run once per checkpoint.

> I was thinking I needed to try harder to avoid acquiring LWlocks on
> all the lock partitions.

> ISTM that I don't need to do this - lwlocks on lock partitions are
> almost never contended now, so this should go much faster than before.

> Any thoughts? Do we think it would benefit from further tweaking?

> I'll assume not unless I hear from somebody with a different idea.

ISTM that some evidence of a problem should be acquired before expending
sweat on a solution ... have you seen evidence that this creates any
real issue?

regards, tom lane