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From: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>
Cc: Carlo Stonebanks <stonec.register@sympatico.ca>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: commit so slow program looks frozen
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:12:00 -0700
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> 
>>> Maybe it's swamped by a context switch storm (but in that case, probably 
>>> the other processes would be affected as well).
>> What is a context switch storm? (and what a great name for a heavy metal 
>> rock band!)
> 
> I can just see the postgresql group getting together at the next
> O'Reilley's conference and creating that band.  And it will all be your
> fault.

Well now you let the secret out!

Joshua D. Drake

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