Re: initdb could use some lower default settings (trivial patch) - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: initdb could use some lower default settings (trivial patch)
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Msg-id 415.1078878134@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to initdb could use some lower default settings (trivial patch)  (evanm@frap.net)
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evanm@frap.net writes:
> 10/50 is too large, the largest Solaris can handle without changing the
> defaults is 10/46. I think it'd be a good idea if initdb probed at least a
> little lower here, say to a buffer size of 25, to let it install on Solaris
> with default shmem settings.

Actually, I'd rather than the minimum probed were higher not lower.
Performance with only 25 buffers is going to be so awful that I think
we are better off forcing the user to increase his shmem setting
instead.

            regards, tom lane

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