On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Tom Lane wrote: > > On Unix I get a dead flat line (within measurement noise), both local > loopback and across my LAN. > > after 50000 30.20 sec > after 100000 31.67 sec > after 150000 30.98 sec > after 200000 29.64 sec > after 250000 29.83 sec > Confirmed in Linux. And on a winxp machine(sp2) with server, client together, with (see almost no performance difference) or without my "fake" write, the observation is still hold for both cases: after 50000 25.21 sec after 100000 26.26 sec after 150000 25.23 sec after 200000 26.25 sec after 250000 26.58 sec In both cases, postgres 67% cpu, psql 15~20%, rest: system process. Kernel time is 40+% -- where from? Regards, Qingqing