From: | Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> |
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To: | Amit kapila <amit(dot)kapila(at)huawei(dot)com> |
Cc: | Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Gurjeet Singh <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com>, "hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi" <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Proof of concept: standalone backend with full FE/BE protocol |
Date: | 2012-11-13 12:13:12 |
Message-ID: | CA+U5nM+rBxpyfLw4uUN64hyh4tDFC=ovsdot41Bgc0xE=Jih9g@mail.gmail.com |
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On 13 November 2012 06:14, Amit kapila <amit(dot)kapila(at)huawei(dot)com> wrote:
>>I get the installability thang, very very much, I just don't see the
>>single process thing as the only solution. At very least an open
>>minded analysis of the actual problem and ways of solving it is called
>>for, not just reach for a close to hand solution.
>
> Some other usecase where I have seen it required is in telecom billing apps.
> In telecom application where this solution works, needs other maintainence connections as well.
> Some of the reasons for its use are performance and less maintainence overhead and also their data requirements are
> also not so high.
> So even if this solution doesn't meet all requirements of single process solution (and neither I think it is written to address all) but can't we think of it as first version and then based on requirements extend it to have other capabilities:
> a. to have a mechnism for other background processes (autovacuum, checkpoint, ..).
> b. more needs to be thought of..
Why would we spend time trying to put back something that is already
there? Why not simply avoid removing it in the first place?
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Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
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