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PostgreSQL performance work exposes gaps in Linux kernel support

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Andres Freund draws on PostgreSQL performance work to discuss Linux kernel behavior, how the kernel could better support applications like PostgreSQL, and developments in the database. Engineers tuning database workloads can benefit from understanding where kernel features help or hinder them.

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PostgreSQL developer Andres Freund discussed his experience working with Linux kernel features and behaviors.

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His talk covered how the kernel could better support applications such as PostgreSQL.

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