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Re: new connection establishment (pgbench --connect) slow with pgbouncer due to libpq/OpenSSL global thread contention

Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>

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From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
To: Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com>
Cc: Jakub Wartak <jakub.wartak@enterprisedb.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
Date: 2026-05-28T16:45:56Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
> On 28 May 2026, at 18:12, Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

> I'd like to discuss (possibly not as part of this thread) dropping
> support for 1.1.1 for PG20, which I think should make this somewhat
> easier.

Without commenting on the feasibility of it, I will say that it requires
separating OpenSSL and LibreSSL support since the latter need to keep using the
1.1.1 API.  I have most of that done in a patch I intend to post soon, perhaps
we can pick up the discussion in that thread to make sure the groundwork is
prepapred.

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Daniel Gustafsson