Re: BUG #2546: PostgreSQL does not have native spinlock

On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 21:47 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Zdenek Kotala wrote:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > > "John Weekley" <weekleyj@foobarlabs.net> writes:
> > >> Platform is 64 bit Solaris x86.
> > >> ...
> > >> "../../../../src/include/storage/s_lock.h", line 814: #error: PostgreSQL
> > >> does not have native spinlock support on this platform.  To continue the
> > >> compilation, rerun configure using --disable-spinlocks.  However,
> > >> performance will be poor.  Please report this to pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org.
> > >
> > > It looks like s_lock.h currently has coverage for amd64 using gcc, or
> > > sparc64 using either compiler, but not for amd64 using Sun's cc.
> > > Please feel free to send a patch, or you could pester Sun to send us
> > > one (Josh?)
> >
> > SunStudio is supported on the HEAD (8.2). Spin lock problem is know
> > issue in version 8.1.4. I don't know if latest 8.1 branch contains
> > backport.
>
> No, we did not backport because of concern that not enough people
> reviewed the changes.

Wow,  you guys are really,really good.
Many thanks!

John


P.S.  May I ask when we can expect 8.2?  Or is is possible to beat on an
alpha/beta?