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Re: Commit slower on faster PC


  • From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
  • To: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Cc: "Koth, Christian (DWBI)" <Christian(dot)Koth(at)smiths-heimann(dot)com>
  • Subject: Re: Commit slower on faster PC
  • Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:46:05 -0700
  • Message-id: <200607121046.05709.jd@commandprompt.com> <text/plain>

On Wednesday 12 July 2006 09:16, Koth, Christian (DWBI) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> please help me with the following problem:
>
> I have noticed a strange performance behaviour using a commit statement on
> two different machines. On one of the machines the commit is many times
> faster than on the other machine which has faster hardware. Server and
> client are running always on the same machine.
>
> Server version (same on both machines): PostgreSQL 8.1.3. (same binaries as
> well)

Heh, I bet you are being bit by the cache on the IDE drive. What happens if 
you turn fsync off?

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake
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