Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am currently writing some curriculum on managing IO with PostgreSQL > > and I keep running into the parameter checkpolint_timeout. > *cough* checkpoint_timeout > > This seems to > > be incorrect as it is not really a timeout as much as an interval...
It is a timeout because of WAL fills up before the timeout you get a checkpoint and the timer is reset. How is it an interval? -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq