> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 7:30 PM > To: Dann Corbit > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL and memory usage > > > "Dann Corbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have a machine with 4 CPU's and 2 gigabytes of physical > ram. I would > > like to get PostgreSQL to use as much memory as possible. I can't > > seem to get PostgreSQL to use more than 100 megabytes or so. > > You should not assume that more is necessarily better. > > In many practical situations, it's better to leave the > majority of RAM free for kernel disk caching.
In any case, I would like to know what knobs and dials are available to turn and what each of them means. In at least one instance, the whole database should fit into memory. I would think that would be faster than any sort of kernel disk caching. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
