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Jeff Dike wrote:
	[ ... ]
> 
> > Another synchronization method popular with database peeps is "post/
> > wait" for which SGI have a patch available for Linux. I understand
> > that this is relatively "light weight" and might be a better choice
> > for PG.
> 
> URL?
> 
>                                 Jeff


Here it is:

	http://oss.sgi.com/projects/postwait/

Check out the download section for a 2.4.0 patch.

cheers,

ananth.

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