From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 26 19:37:23 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 796FA16A401 for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:37:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from multiplay.co.uk (core6.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 011EC13C474 for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:37:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from killing@multiplay.co.uk) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.5 (2006-08-29) on core6.multiplay.co.uk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-24.7 required=6.0 tests=BAYES_00, USER_IN_WHITELIST, USER_IN_WHITELIST_TO autolearn=ham version=3.1.5 Received: from vader ([212.135.219.179]) by multiplay.co.uk (multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) (MDaemon PRO v9.5.4) with ESMTP id md50003564423.msg for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:32:33 +0000 Message-ID: <046f01c759dc$d60a60b0$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Andrew Hammond" , "Ivan Voras" References: <20070224215508.GA41968@xor.obsecurity.org><45E13410.7020505@he.iki.fi><20070225071946.GA48242@xor.obsecurity.org> <45E14BAD.80909@he.iki.fi><20070225084737.GA49231@xor.obsecurity.org> <5a0a9d6f0702260936u3408f8d8rd4cde9234b2f7776@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:32:14 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-MDRemoteIP: 212.135.219.179 X-Return-Path: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Envelope-From: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Spam-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:32:35 +0000 X-MDAV-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:32:35 +0000 Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Progress on scaling of FreeBSD on 8 CPU systems X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:37:23 -0000 Andrew Hammond wrote: > Performance is a pretty weak reason to upgrade, unless of course you > have a performance problem. The one thing that will really push me to > upgrade is bug fixes to stuff that I use where the risk of exposure to > the bug outweighs the risk and cost of upgrade. This may be the case for you but for people who are seeing poor performance scaling this would be a very welcome upgrade. > P.S. I know this is kinda trollish, but I don't understand the > interest in MySQL as a load, particularly when there are more > interesting loads such as PostgreSQL out there. Would you guys mind > graphing the relative performance of PostgreSQL on 6.2-RELEASE and > your patched version please? What makes PostgreSQL more interesting? Because you use it perhaps? I would hesitate a guess that Mysql is a very common workload under FreeBSD likely more so than PostgreSQL and as such that would be a very good reason for it to have particular interest and hence focus as a good starting point. Steve ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.