Fast-path locking improvements in PG18

Presenters Tomas Vondra Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 Level Up Your PostgreSQL Performance: A Deep Dive into Fast Path Locking (and What We Learned!) 🛠️ Hey everyone! Ever feel like you’re chasing a performance bottleneck, only to find another one lurking just around the corner? That’s exactly what Thomas explored in a fascinating presentation on Fast Path Locking in PostgreSQL, and we’re breaking down the key takeaways for you today. This isn’t just about a technical trick; it’s a masterclass in how PostgreSQL development really works and the iterative nature of performance tuning. ...

June 9, 2025 · 4 min