Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory
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Msg-id 8166.1075766524@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
Responses Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
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"scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com> writes:
> any chance of having some kind of max_total_sort_mem setting to keep 
> machines out of swap storms, or would that be a nightmare to implement?

I don't see any reasonable way to do that.
        regards, tom lane


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