Achilleas Mantzios <achill(at)matrix(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com> writes:
> In this case, the INSERT *needs* 20 minutes to return. This is because the logging through syslog seems to severely slow the system.
> If instead, i use stderr, even with logging_collector=on, the same statement needs 15 seconds to return.
Hmm. There's a function in elog.c that breaks log messages into chunks
for syslog. I don't think anyone's ever looked hard at its performance
--- maybe there's an O(N^2) behavior?
regards, tom lane