On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 07:38 -0500, Robert Haas wrote: > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:39 AM, Vaibhav Kaushal > <vaibhavkaushal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Most of you already know I am new to this list and newer to any OSS > > development. However, while browsing the source code (of 9.0.1) I find > > that there is only one way to store relations on disk - the magnetic > > disk. > > > > This came suddenly in my mind so I am asking the experts here. > > > > Considering the fact that SSDs will be common (at least for the > > enterprise) in the coming years because of (of course you know the > > reason) their less seek time and higher transfer rates per second, is > > there someone trying for a ssd.c? In almost all cases even using md.c, > > the kernel will handle it effectively but would it not be better that we > > are well prepared to ask kernel for more? > > > > Or has such an attempt already begun? > > Questions about using SSDs with PostgreSQL would be more appropriate > on pgsql-performance, rather than here. If you search, you'll find > that the topic has been covered extensively in the archives. > > But as far as the code goes, there doesn't seem to be any reason why > SSDs would require any changes to md.c, or an alternate > implementation. The interface the operating system presents is the > same. >
OK. Thanks a lot. I have not joined that list so I asked it here. :) Will check that out. - Vaibhav (*_*) -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
