Re: Re: Client Side Connection Pooling

"August Zajonc" <junk-pgsql@aontic.com> writes:

> One possible pooling model is to have a bunch of worker connections opened
> to the pgsql instance. Then as sql statements arrive the they are routed
> through an available connection that is open but not doing any work. So 100
> inbound connection may be "multiplexed" to 10 outbound connections to the
> pgsql instance.

[very lucid explanation snipped]

Thanks, makes perfect sense.  Really, almost any pooling system can be 
looked at that way, since you have N threads that may need
connections, and M connections available.  Of course a thread needs to 
hang on to a connection throughout any transactions it creates.

-Doug
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