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A Study on Altering PostgreSQL from Multi-Processes Structure to Multi-Threads Structure

Databases 2016-09-30 v1

Abstract

How to altering PostgreSQL database from multi-processes structure to multi-threads structure is a difficult problem. In the paper, we bring forward a comprehensive alteration scheme. Especially, put rational methods to account for three difficult points: semaphores, signal processing and global variables. At last, applied the scheme successfully to modify a famous open source DBMS.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1609.09062,
  title  = {A Study on Altering PostgreSQL from Multi-Processes Structure to Multi-Threads Structure},
  author = {Zhiyong Shan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.09062},
  year   = {2016}
}
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