Merlin Moncure wrote: > > > This was an intersting Win32/linux comparison. I expected > > > Linux to scale better, but I was surprised how poorly XP > > > scaled. It reinforces our perception that Win32 is for low > > > traffic servers. > > > > That's a bit harsh given the lack of any further investigation so far > > isn't it? Win32 can run perfectly well with other DBMSs with hundreds > of > > users. > > > > Any chance you can profile your test runs Merlin? > > > > Ok, I am starting to strongly suspect the statistics collector of > various kinds of malfeasance. Right now I am running with the stats > collector off and I am getting much better scalability and much more > deterministic query times...that is, even when under moderate to heavy > load query running times are proportional to the number of users on the > system...the system is purring like a kitten right now with over a 100 > users logged in. > > This coupled with the fact that I was getting random restarts with the > collector process makes me think that there is some kind of issue with > the ipc between the collector and the backends that is blocking and/or > is being improperly handled after failure. > > I was running with statement level stats on under scenarios with > extremely high levels of query activity where the server might be > processing 500-1500 queries/second or more spread out over multiple > backends. > > I'll look into this issue more over next several days. I'll dip back > into the code and see if I can come up with a better > answer...unfortunately I can't run the stats collector on until I can > schedule another load test.
OK, the big problem is that we are nearing RC1. We would like some feedback on this as soon as possible. A major Win32 cleanup for this could delay the 8.0 release. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
