2009/12/16 Vishal Gupta <vishal.g@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Problem: Function call typically takes 2-3 millisecond but at times > exceeding 2-3 Minutes. > ===================================================== > From the DB logs it seems when multiple processes are trying to execute the > function, > execution takes sequentially rather than parallel, which means Nth thread > will have to wait for (N-1)*ExecutionTime before getting its turn it's depend - if there are some locks then yes. but reason could be a slow query inside procedure too - look on pg_stat_activity table, if there are processes waiting for lock. see http://old.nabble.com/Query-is-slow-when-executing-in-procedure-td26490782.html Regards Pavel Stehule > > Is my observation correct? If yes then what is the solution for this? If not > where/how to find the exact cause of the above problem? > ===================================================== > DB Version: 8.2 > Function Details: > --returns numeric, takes 10 parameters > --select query to validate data > --row level lock for select and validate > --bare minimum business logic > --update data > --couple of inserts for transaction logs/account management > --also note that few of the tables have audit triggers causing the row to be > inserted in audit table with the action (only Update/Insert/Delete) > > -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance