Jan Wieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 10/26/2004 1:53 AM, Tom Lane wrote: >> Greg Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> Another issue is what we do with the effective_cache_size value once we >>> have a number we trust. We can't readily change the size of the ARC >>> lists on the fly. >> > Huh? I thought effective_cache_size was just used as an factor the cost > estimation equation. >> >> Today, that is true. Jan is speculating about using it as a parameter >> of the ARC cache management algorithm ... and that worries me.
> If we need another config option, it's not that we are running out of > possible names, is it? No, the point is that the value is not very trustworthy at the moment. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster