Re: Check Pointer - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Greg Smith
Subject Re: Check Pointer
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Msg-id 51A743F7.7030507@2ndQuadrant.com
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In response to Check Pointer  (itishree sukla <itishree.sukla@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-performance
On 5/30/13 8:09 AM, itishree sukla wrote:
> In our server Check pointer process is consuming 8 GB of memory, what
> could be the possible reason? Can any one please help.

That process will eventually access all of shared_buffers, which shows
as a shared memory block for that process.  That's what you're seeing
there.  It doesn't actually use any significant amount of memory on its own.

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