Re: Caching in PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Chris Browne
Subject Re: Caching in PostgreSQL
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Msg-id 60zm8jlzpm.fsf@dba2.int.libertyrms.com
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In response to Caching in PostgreSQL  (<ramachandra.bhaskaram@wipro.com>)
List pgsql-performance
ramachandra.bhaskaram@wipro.com writes:
>     Can anybody tell me how can I implement data Caching in the
> shared memory using PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL already does that.

Implementing this functionality is rather tricky: Between version 7.4
and now, it has seen *massive* change which has required a great deal
of effort on the part of various developers.

Reimplementing it without a well-tested, well-thought-out alternative
proposal isn't likely to happen...
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