Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory
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Msg-id 23353.1075656947@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory  (Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>)
Responses Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory  (Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>)
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Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> BTW, does anyone want to lobby for renaming sort_mem at the same time?
>> Since it's used for sizing hash tables as well as sort workspace, it's
>> rather misnamed.  I hesitate to rename it because of the potential for
>> confusion though.  People are pretty used to the existing name.

> Hmmm ... maybe query_work_mem and maintenance_work_mem, or something 
> similar?

I'll go with these unless someone has another proposal ...
        regards, tom lane


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