Received: from localhost (maia-2.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B32089FC32D for ; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:28:33 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 55493-08 for ; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:28:25 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from www.3times25.net (duck.3times25.net [66.23.211.34]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65DDD9FC306 for ; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:28:30 -0400 (AST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.3times25.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D90285403B for ; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:28:31 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <45DF94BF.6050904@3times25.net> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:28:31 -0500 From: Geoffrey User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem References: <45DF3B15.1070609@3times25.net> <200702231330.57014.josh@agliodbs.com> <45DF5DA9.90002@commandprompt.com> <45DF6154.5090205@3times25.net> <1d4e0c10702231425ke37a732y36e241902fe0aa55@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1d4e0c10702231425ke37a732y36e241902fe0aa55@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.057 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, BAYES_50 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200702/271 X-Sequence-Number: 23325 Guillaume Smet wrote: > On 2/23/07, Geoffrey wrote: >> As I've heard. We're headed for 8 as soon as possible, but until we get >> our code ready, we're on 7.4.16. > > You should move to at least 8.1 and possibly 8.2. It's not a good idea > to upgrade only to 8 IMHO. When I said 8, I meant whatever the latest greatest 8 is. Right now, that looks like 8.2.3. -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin