On 15-05-2011 13:05:33 +0200, Stefan Manegold wrote: > > This change improved performance dramatically on the Mac: > > http://monetdb.cwi.nl/testing/projects/monetdb/testweb/web/testgrid.php?serial=40197:fc6142f33071,40195:dcb51041c4a0&module=clients,geom,monetdb5,template,sql&targets=GNU-Darwin-x86_64-propcheck&order=platform,compiler,arch > > > > Given the extreme performance win, should we consider backporting it to > > Apr2011 branch? > > Yes, I would suggest so --- even if only for testing how it works with the > Apr2011 branch --- it does change some behaviour (or removes a "feature" for > that matter, though I understand that the implementation was not suitable to > relyably achieve the intention of the feature ...), but it also fixes a bug > (at least on MacOS) ... > > Do you/we (still) run any of the nightly testing machines with restricted > ulimits?
Not as far as I am aware (Mtest should do it, if it's still done) > ps: If the feature is indeed required, we will have to look for a relyably > working solution, anyway ... I don't think it is. However, I checked it in on default, since it's not really a fix, Apr2011 works with the getrlimit code as well... _______________________________________________ Checkin-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.monetdb.org/mailman/listinfo/checkin-list
