X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93B8FD1B4E6 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:48:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 63359-06 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:48:04 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ADA3D1B8B4 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:47:56 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id h9VJlsN8016576; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:47:54 -0500 (EST) To: Bruce Momjian Cc: PostgreSQL-documentation Subject: Re: Annotated release notes In-reply-to: <200310311926.h9VJQc723546@candle.pha.pa.us> References: <200310311926.h9VJQc723546@candle.pha.pa.us> Comments: In-reply-to Bruce Momjian message dated "Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:26:38 -0500" Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:47:54 -0500 Message-ID: <16575.1067629674@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200310/50 X-Sequence-Number: 2070 Bruce Momjian writes: > I thought connections were faster because we passed fewer packets on > startup, and I thought you measured a speed improvement in connection > startup time. Am I remembering wrong? You're right, connection startup should be a little faster. "Connection speed" implies a more general performance improvement, though, and I don't think we have a basis for claiming that. If you want to say faster startup, go ahead. regards, tom lane