Re: Windows shared_buffers limitations - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Windows shared_buffers limitations
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Msg-id 457.1206647133@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Windows shared_buffers limitations  (Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>)
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Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> One thing which comes to mind is that it's possible Windows is swapping out
> shared memory making having large shared memory segments dangerous on that
> front.

This is a hazard on most Unixen as well.  Windows may just be a bit more
aggressive about it.  Now that larger shared memory blocks are usually
a win, we need to put more effort into telling the kernel to lock the
shared memory block into RAM ...
        regards, tom lane


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