Re: Wal_keep_size - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Laurenz Albe
Subject Re: Wal_keep_size
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Msg-id 25f8e8b5a47d9d0d12881b3d1b36e8a8bd6d89d2.camel@cybertec.at
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In response to Re: Wal_keep_size  (Raj <rajeshkumar.dba09@gmail.com>)
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On Tue, 2025-10-07 at 10:22 +0530, Raj wrote:
> If wal_keep_size is more than max_wal_size wouldn't it always trigger checkpoint ?

No.  "max_wal_size" has no direct connection with the size of WAL (and I
think we should have chosen a different name for that parameter).  The
parameter is about the amount of WAL *generated since the latest checkpoint*,
not about the absolute amount of WAL present.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe



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