The freelists in PostgreSQL are implemented as a linked list of pages. Each page is a unit of disk space that is managed by the freelist, and its size is determined by the block size […]
The CPU Cache Buffers Chains Latch in PostgreSQL is a synchronization mechanism that protects the buffer cache data structure. The buffer cache is a pool of memory used by PostgreSQL to cache disk blocks that […]
Multiversion Concurrency Control (MVCC) is a mechanism that is used by InnoDB, the default storage engine in MySQL, to provide transactional consistency and support for concurrent access to the same data. In InnoDB, MVCC is […]
A biased join in MySQL 8 can have a significant impact on query performance. A biased join occurs when the query optimizer makes a decision to use a particular index or join type based on […]
In MySQL, histograms are statistical representations of the distribution of data in a table column. They provide information about the distribution of values in a column, which can be used by the query optimizer to […]
In PostgreSQL, the lock behavior during an INSERT operation depends on the type of table that the operation is performed on. For a normal table, an INSERT lock is typically acquired on the table, which […]
PostgreSQL Vacuum Internals – What happens during PostgreSQL Vacuum Processing? During PostgreSQL vacuum processing, the database system scans through the table or index being vacuumed, removing any dead or outdated rows. This process is necessary […]
How Distributed SQL on PostgreSQL help you in building WebScale Database Infrastructure for Performance, Scalability and Reliability Distributed SQL is a method of horizontally scaling a SQL database by distributing the data and query processing […]
Cache trashing in PostgreSQL 15 occurs when there is high contention for the shared buffer cache. This can happen when there are many concurrent queries accessing the same data, or when there is a lack […]
To implement a unique constraint in PostgreSQL when NULL conflicts with everything, you can use the following method: Use the COALESCE function to replace any NULL values in the new column with a unique value, […]
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