From: | Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com> |
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To: | PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: HOT latest patch - version 8 |
Date: | 2007-07-16 04:28:55 |
Message-ID: | Pine.GSO.4.64.0707160022480.4482@westnet.com |
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On Sun, 15 Jul 2007, Simon Riggs wrote:
> Our main test case for OLTP is DBT-2 which follows TPC-C in being
> perfectly scalable with no hot spots in the heap and limited hot spots
> in the indexes. As such it's a poor test of real world applications,
> where Benfold's Law holds true.
I assume this is a typo on Benford's Law:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford's_law which notes there are far more
ones in real-world data sets.
If there were a Benfold's Law, it would surely involve the number 5
instead.
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* Greg Smith gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD
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