Re: sinval synchronization considered harmful

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think the real challenge is going to be testing.  If anyone has a
>>> machine with weak memory ordering they can give me access to, that
>>> would be really helpful for flushing the bugs out of this stuff.
>>> Getting it to work on x86 is not the hard part.
>>
>> I believe there's a PPC box in our storage facility in NJ that we
>> might be able to dig out for you. There's also a couple in our India
>> office. Let me know if they'd be of help.
>
> Yes!
>
> More processors is better, of course, but having anything at all to
> test on would be an improvement.

OK, will check with India first, as it'll be easier for them to deploy.

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