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AWS's custom ARM processor on which the PostgreSQL performance regression was observed during benchmarking.
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2026-04-29HIGH
Linux 7.0 Broke PostgreSQL: The Preemption Regression Explained
A 50% PostgreSQL performance cliff on Linux 7.0: AWS engineer traces the regression to the kernel's removal of PREEMPT_NONE and its clash with spinlock-based buffer management.
2026-04-08HIGH
AWS Engineer Reports PostgreSQL Performance Halved By Linux 7.0, But A Fix May Not Be Easy
Linux 7.0 scheduler changes halve PostgreSQL throughput on AWS; kernel maintainers want PostgreSQL to adopt RSEQ support instead of reverting the breaking change.
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