Jan Wieck wrote: > >> Yeah, there was a problem with *extreme* sharing ... the code tried to > >> use the same buffer for multiple disk blocks at the same time, and > >> somehow the backends did not agree on the correct content. But it's > >> fixed and back in. You can see ARC working by setting > >> > >> buffer_strategy_status_interval = 10 # seconds
The above line is the one I was asking about? Does that just control debug output interval? If so, it should be named more appropriately. > >> > >> and starting postmaster with -d1 > > > > It is not on by default? > > > > Sure not. Why would someone turn on debug messages by default? > > Or did you mean ARC itself? Since it replaced the old LRU code, it is > the only choice you have now. Which sort of raises the question if we > would want to have multiple choices, like a config option > > buffer_replacement_strategy = lru|lru2|arc No, I don't see much value to this and would encourage people to play with something that probably is is of little value. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
