Re: Question about storage subsystem of PotgreSQL

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: javadi <seyyedahmad(dot)javadi(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Question about storage subsystem of PotgreSQL
Date: 2013-06-03 20:33:47
Message-ID: 20130603203347.GA4828@momjian.us
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On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 02:11:13PM +0430, javadi wrote:
> Hi
>
> I want to find some architectural information about the storage
> subsystem of PostgreSQL especially the modulus which are responsible to
> loading data from disk to the Shared Buffer. I cannot find any
> structured and useful information on web.
>
> Would you please help me to find such information.
>
> Should I read the source code?
>
> Which part of code is responsible to reading data from the disk?

You should read the developer's FAQ:

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Developer_FAQ

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