Re: BUG #6365: Memory leak in insert and update - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> I see no memory leak with this example.

> This is by the way a FAQ:
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#Why_does_PostgreSQL_use_so_much_memory.3F

Well, to be fair, the FAQ entry didn't mention this behavior of reported
usage increasing over time.  But it seems like a good place to document
that, so I just added a paragraph about it.

            regards, tom lane