Along similar lines - have generally obtained better server performance
(and stability) from most Linux distros after replacing their supplied
kernel with one from kernel.org .
regards
Mark
Josh Berkus wrote:
>Folks,
>
>While debugging a wireless card, I came across this interesting bit:
>http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/10/pohletz_desktop_90.html
>
>What it indicates is that by default SuSE 9.0 plays with the timeslice values
>for the Linux kernel in order to provide a "smoother" user experience. In
>my experience, this can be very bad news for databases under heavy multi-user
>load.
>
>I would suggest that anyone installing a SuSE 9.0 PostgreSQL server remove the
>Desktop pararmeter in the bootloader configuration.
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