statically compiled mysql

[Konstantin Svist]

Rex Dieter wrote:
> Konstantin Svist wrote:
>
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>> >From http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/too-many-connections.html:
>> "The maximum number of connections MySQL can support depends on the
>> quality of the thread library on a given platform. Linux or Solaris
>> should be able to support 500-1000 simultaneous connections, depending
>> on how much RAM you have and what your clients are doing. Static Linux
>> binaries provided by Sun Microsystems, Inc. can support up to 4000
>> connections."
>>
>> Sun claims their mysql binaries accept 4-8 times more connections
>> because of some threading library they use.
>> Has anyone tested this?
>> If true, [why] is linux threading system lagging behind so much?
>> What is this magical library?
>>     
>
> Ask Sun, they're the ones that ought to be able substantiate their claims.
>
> -- Rex
>
>   


I asked here just in case this was some kind of [semi-]common knowledge :)