On 03/07/2018 09:55 AM, Arthur Zakirov wrote: > Hello Andres, > > On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 08:31:49PM -0800, Andres Freund wrote: >> Is there any chance we can instead can convert dictionaries into a form >> we can just mmap() into memory? That'd scale a lot higher and more >> dynamicallly? > > To avoid misunderstanding can you please elaborate on using mmap()? The > DSM approach looks like more simple and requires less code. Also DSM may > use mmap() if I'm not mistaken. >
I think the mmap() idea is that you preprocess the dictionary, store the result in a file, and then mmap it when needed, without the expensive preprocessing. regards -- Tomas Vondra http://www.2ndQuadrant.com PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
