Re: kernel version impact on PostgreSQL performance

Cyril Scetbon wrote:
> Does anyone know what can be the differences between linux kernels
> 2.6.29 and 2.6.30 that can cause this big difference (TPS x 7 !)
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2624_2633&num=2

http://www.csamuel.org/2009/04/11/default-ext3-mode-changing-in-2630

Most likely.

I shall bite my tongue how I feel about a lot of the ext3/ext4
shenanigans around this time.