PostgreSQL
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PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database system whose throughput was reportedly halved on Linux 7.0 due to kernel preemption changes, and which has been used to import the full Linux kernel git history for SQL-based analysis.
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.
Pgrx: Build Postgres Extensions with Rust
Rust now offers type-safe, cross-version PostgreSQL extension development via pgrx, eliminating the traditional C barrier and enabling single-codebase support for Postgres 13–18.
pgBackRest is no longer maintained
pgBackRest, a critical PostgreSQL backup tool, gets archived after Crunchy Data's acquisition leaves maintainer David Steele without sustainable funding, exposing how corporate consolidation can orphan essential open-source infrastructure.
Pgbackrest is no longer being maintained
After 13 years, pgBackRest's maintainer abandoned the PostgreSQL backup tool when Crunchy Data's acquisition left no path for compatible employment or sponsorship, orphaning critical infrastructure for the community.
Databases Were Not Designed for This
Agentic AI undermines 40 years of database design—unpredictable queries break query planners, autonomous writes bypass human review, and connection pools overflow under agent-driven concurrency patterns.