Re: Spinlocks on SGI's

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: <bruc(at)acm(dot)org>
Cc: <lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: Spinlocks on SGI's
Date: 2001-03-27 14:22:30
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.33.0103271021340.41105-100000@mobile.hub.org
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On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Robert E. Bruccoleri wrote:

> I contributed the first working s_lock.c code for the SGI's over three
> years ago (using the test_and_set library calls). It's been working
> for me ever since in a heavy multi-user environment. Please don't
> change it unless there's an overwhelming reason.
>
> Also, the GNU compiler systems works poorly on SGI's. In this
> environment, you need to stick to the SGI provided compilers. Once you
> get used to them, they work fairly well.

Robert, any possibility of getting pre-compiled binaries for SGI that we
can put up on the site? For those that can't afford the extra cost of the
compilers? :)

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