Re: [PERFORM] PostgreSQL insights: does it use DMA?

2011-09-10 Thread Antonio Rodriges
Thank you a lot, Craig, that's really insightful and exhaustively complete explanation I've expected! 2011/9/10 Craig Ringer : > On 10/09/2011 1:55 AM, Antonio Rodriges wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Does anyone know whether PostgreSQL uses DMA (Direct Memory Access) in >> certain cases to improve netw

Re: [PERFORM] Migrated from 8.3 to 9.0 - need to update config (re-post)

2011-09-10 Thread Carlo Stonebanks
Hi Kevin, First, thanks for taking the time. I wish I could write back with quick, terse questions to your detailed reply - but I'm sorry, this is still going to be a wordy post. >> max_connections = 300 >Too high. Both throughput and latency should improve with correct use of >a connection pool

[PERFORM] should i expected performance degradation over time

2011-09-10 Thread Anibal David Acosta
Sometimes I read that postgres performance is degraded over the time and something people talk about backup and restore database solve the problem. It is really true? I have postgres 9.0 on a windows machine with The autovacuum is ON I have some configuration tables And a couple of tr

Re: [PERFORM] should i expected performance degradation over time

2011-09-10 Thread Andy Colson
On 09/10/2011 11:55 AM, Anibal David Acosta wrote: Sometimes I read that postgres performance is degraded over the time and something people talk about backup and restore database solve the problem. It is really true? I have postgres 9.0 on a windows machine with The autovacuum is ON I have s

Re: [PERFORM] should i expected performance degradation over time

2011-09-10 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Anibal David Acosta wrote: > Sometimes I read that postgres performance is degraded over the time and > something people talk about backup and restore database solve the problem. > > It is really true? Yes and no. If you let things get out of hand, a backup and