X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx2.hub.org [200.46.204.254]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E6E511F65C9 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:01:41 -0300 (ADT) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Score: -2.434 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.434 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.165, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx2.hub.org [200.46.204.254]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id u3QGpspmJrob for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:01:39 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from noel.decibel.org (noel.decibel.org [67.100.216.10]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 508F111F655F for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:01:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: by noel.decibel.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B547056423; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:01:37 -0500 (CDT) Received: (hashcash-sendmail, from uid 1001); Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:01:35 -0500 Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:01:35 -0500 From: "Jim C. Nasby" To: Robert Treat Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, "Jonah H. Harris" , John DeSoi , Alvaro Herrera Subject: Re: Google SoC--Idea Request Message-ID: <20060420180135.GF49405@pervasive.com> References: <36e682920604151205i75a08030x7c05a6f52fccf095@mail.gmail.com> <36e682920604190909p68649a35m1953a7b4262b8852@mail.gmail.com> <200604200851.25569.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200604200851.25569.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE-p4 amd64 X-Distributed: Join the Effort! http://www.distributed.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Hashcash: 1:20:060420:xzilla@users.sourceforge.net::ic33/AZWjqChxgyO:000000000 0000000000000000000000006h00 X-Hashcash: 1:20:060420:pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org::qHU2jdip6/uvLAkN:000000000 0000000000000000000000001yVa X-Hashcash: 1:20:060420:jonah.harris@gmail.com::39aKSp3fuhRhitN/:000000000000000 000000000000000000000000AJEh X-Hashcash: 1:20:060420:desoi@pgedit.com::kh3VYPZVr47Os8Ni:00hen X-Hashcash: 1:20:060420:alvherre@commandprompt.com::BTqeYLYteVvS/W9M:00000000000 00000000000000000000000058de X-Archive-Number: 200604/745 X-Sequence-Number: 82468 Another idea; add the ability for buildfarm machines to do a pgbench run to stress-test the code. Such a test would probably have found the windows pgbench issue I reported some time ago. This would have to be optional, as not all buildfarm machines/owners would tolerate the benchmark. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461