"Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > PostgreSQL7.1 is now running on AIX5L( S85, 6GB memory, 6CPU), which was > running on Linux before(Pentium3, 2CPU, as far as I > remember.......sorry......). > The performance( on AIX5L ) is just half as good as the one( on Linux ). Hmm ... is the AIX compilation selecting an appropriate TAS implementation for spinlocks? If it's falling back to semaphore-based spinlocks, I can easily believe that you might take a 2X performance hit. Possibly s_lock.h needs some additional #if tests for AIX5. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html