> * Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001117 11:23]: > > > > sleep(3) should conform to POSIX specification, if anyone has the > > > > reference they can check it to see what the effect of sleep(0) > > > > should be. > > > > > > Yes, but Posix also specifies sched_yield() which rather explicitly > > > allows a process to yield its timeslice. No idea how well that is > > > supported. > > > > I have it on BSDI. We could add a configure check, and use it if it is > > there. Another idea is to add a shared memory flag when someone enters > > the 'commit' section of the transaction code. That way, a backend could > > check to see if another process is _about_ to commit, and wait. > On UnixWare, it requires the -Kthread or -Kpthread command, which then > links in the threads library... > > I'm not sure that this is a good thing or not.... I would hope it just calls the function, and does not bring in thread startup stuff. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
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