On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 09:37:24AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> >> Yeah, or something we didn't anticipate, like Linux swapping the RAM out
> >> when we're still using it.
> >
> > OK, my question is whether it deserves special mention as a testing
> > area.
>
> Well, I'll admit to having an ulterior motive here. The SHMMAX/SHMALL
> thing has been a constant irritation for both sysadmins and developers
> installing on their laptops (especially Mac laptops) for so long that I
> want to give it special mention, but it's not really a "major feature".
> This was the compromise we worked out on -advocacy.
>
> Also, we don't *know* that the switch to mmap() won't introduce new
> memory issues we haven't thought of, and if it does, they'll be on
> offbeat platforms/configurations we don't test. So I do think there's a
> call for extra testing around this area.
>
> BTW, please remember to credit Agent M along with Robert Haas for that
> feature.
Uh, I see no "Agent M" mentioned the commit logs.
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