Re: [GENERAL] Re: Memory Tuning

2001-03-31 Thread Bruce Momjian
> Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Should I leave postgres tuning alone and let Linux use all of the memory > > for buffer caching? > > You shouldn't try to make Postgres consume *all* of memory for buffers; > for one thing, if the shmem region is too large then (at least on some >

Re: [GENERAL] Re: Memory Tuning

2001-03-31 Thread Tom Lane
Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Should I leave postgres tuning alone and let Linux use all of the memory > for buffer caching? You shouldn't try to make Postgres consume *all* of memory for buffers; for one thing, if the shmem region is too large then (at least on some Unixen, not s