Re: requested shared memory size overflows size_t - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: requested shared memory size overflows size_t
Date
Msg-id 18881.1216131953@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to requested shared memory size overflows size_t  ("Uwe Bartels" <uwe.bartels@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: requested shared memory size overflows size_t  ("Stephen Conley" <cheetah@tanabi.org>)
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"Uwe Bartels" <uwe.bartels@gmail.com> writes:
> When trying to to set shared_buffers greater then 3,5 GB on 32 GB x86
> machine with solaris 10 I running in this error:
> FATAL: requested shared memory size overflows size_t

> The solaris x86 ist 64-bit and the compiled postgres is as well 64-bit.

Either it's not really a 64-bit build, or you made an error in your
math.  What did you try to set shared_buffers to, exactly?  Did you
increase any other parameters at the same time?

            regards, tom lane

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