From: Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>
To: Mark Rinaudo <mark@bowmansystems.com>
Cc: postgres performance <pgsql-performance@postgresql.org>
Cc: tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
Subject: Re: Postgresql on an AMD64 machine
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 09:48:48 +1000
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Mark Rinaudo wrote:
> I'm running the Redhat Version of Postgresql which came pre-installed
> with Redhat ES. It's version number is 7.3.10-1. I'm not sure what
> options it was compiled with. Is there a way for me to tell?
`pg_config --configure` in recent releases.
> Should i just compile my own postgresql for this platform?
Yes, I would. 7.4 was the first release to include support for proper
spinlocks on AMD64.
(From a Redhat POV, it would probably be a good idea to patch 7.3 to
include the relatively trivial changes needed for decent AMD64
performance, assuming that shipping a more recent version of PG with ES
isn't an option.)
-Neil
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