[PERFORM] OOM-killer issue with a specific query

2011-12-19 Thread nabble . 30 . miller_2555
Hi - I'm running into an OOM-killer issue when running a specific query (no virtual machine running) and, based on researching the issue, I can probably fix by making the following sysctl adjustments: vm.overcommit_memory = 2 vm.overcommit_ratio = 0 However, I am perplexed as to why I am ru

Re: [PERFORM] Dramatic change in memory usage with version 9.1

2011-12-19 Thread Marti Raudsepp
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 17:04, Rafael Martinez wrote: > * Sudden decrease of swap when running backup/vacuum+analyze jobs Do you know for certain that this memory use is attributed to vacuum/analyze/backup, or are you just guessing? You should isolate whether it's the vacuum or a backup process/b

Re: [PERFORM] Dramatic change in memory usage with version 9.1

2011-12-19 Thread k...@rice.edu
Wow, upgrading 3 major releases at a go. :) It would probably be useful to use the helpful: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Guide_to_reporting_problems to get the information that is needed to the right people. Regards, Ken On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 04:04:54PM +0100, Rafael Martinez wrote: >

[PERFORM] Dramatic change in memory usage with version 9.1

2011-12-19 Thread Rafael Martinez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello I am sending this email to ask if anyone has noticed a change in how a server running postgreSQL 9.1 uses and allocates memory compared to older versions. We upgraded all our systems from 8.3 to 9.1 a couple of weeks ago, and we have experience