Re: Scalable postgresql using sys_epoll

Anthony_Barker wrote:

>IBM has rewritten their Domino database system to use the new
>sys_epoll call available in the Linux 2.6 kernel.
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>Would Postgresql benefit from using this API? Is anyone looking at
>this?
>
>Anthony
>http://xminc.com/mt/
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I'm not familiar enough with the postgres internals, but is using 
libevent (http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/) an option? It uses state 
triggered, rather than edge triggered, interface, and it automatically 
selects the best API for the job (epoll, poll, select). I'm not sure 
whether it's available for all the platforms postgres is available for.
         Shachar

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