I thought i just read that postgresql on ext3 outran oracle on raw devices.
~Because there are tremendous performance advantages to using RAW I/O if ~you're prepared to go to the trouble of dealing with all the niggling ~details.... ~ ~(some of these advantages are supposedly less visible on modern ~hardware and modern systems, but they sure as heck were plainly visible ~even a few years ago) ~ ~-- -- (o_ //\ V_/_ Michael H. Collins Admiral, Penguinista Navy http://www.mdrconsult.com http://www.lrsehosting.com/ http://kpig.com http://beta.rawdeal.org
