On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 03:08:24PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > Merlin, > > > I vote 4x on the basis that for this setting (unlike almost all the > > other memory settings) the ramifications for setting it too high > > generally aren't too bad. Also, the o/s and temporary memory usage as > > a share of total physical memory has been declining over time > > If we're doing that, then we should change our general advice on this > setting as well.
Uh, what general advice? I don't see 4x mentioned anywhere. > Another argument in favor: this is a default setting, and by default, > shared_buffers won't be 25% of RAM. So, are you saying you like 4x now? -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
