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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:50:08 -0800
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
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To: Geoffrey <esoteric@3times25.net>
CC: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching
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Geoffrey wrote:
> Guillaume Smet wrote:
>> On 2/23/07, Geoffrey <esoteric@3times25.net> 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.

No. The latest version of 8.2 is 8.2.3, there is also 8.1 which is at
8.1.8 and 8.0 which is at 8.0.12.

They are all different *major* releases.

IMO, nobody should be running anything less than 8.1.8.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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