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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2013-01-09 08:57:47 -0500
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2013-01-09 08:57:47 -0500
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Allow parallel copy/link in pg_upgrade
This patch implements parallel copying/linking of files by tablespace using the --jobs option in pg_upgrade.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml
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@@ -342,10 +342,11 @@ NET STOP pgsql-8.3 (<productname>PostgreSQL</> 8.3 and older used a different s
<para>
The <option>--jobs</> option allows multiple CPU cores to be used
- to dump and reload database schemas in parallel; a good place to
- start is the number of CPU cores on the server. This option can
- dramatically reduce the time to upgrade a multi-database server
- running on a multiprocessor machine.
+ for copying/linking of files and to dump and reload database schemas
+ in parallel; a good place to start is the maximum of the number of
+ CPU cores and tablespaces. This option can dramatically reduce the
+ time to upgrade a multi-database server running on a multiprocessor
+ machine.
</para>
<para>