Hi Bruce,
Sorry for the confusion because Rod asked a question
and I answered too quickly. This is what I mean.
15x Slower:
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Client <--TCP--> PgPool <--UNIX--> PostgreSQL
Client <--TCP--> PgPool <--TCP--> PostgreSQL
5x Faster:
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Client <--UNIX--> PgPool <--UNIX--> PostgreSQL
Client <--UNIX--> PgPool <--TCP--> PostgreSQL
Hope this helps! Pgpool speeds up connection time by
5x with UNIX socket due to pre-fork and connection
pooling. However, pgpool slows down by 15x under TCP
socket for some unknown reason.
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