Re: patch for new feature: Buffer Cache Hibernation - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Greg Stark
Subject Re: patch for new feature: Buffer Cache Hibernation
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Msg-id BANLkTiknoPhVBsMe8bBDZ8T=2u_Rnwz5oA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to patch for new feature: Buffer Cache Hibernation  (Mitsuru IWASAKI <iwasaki@jp.FreeBSD.org>)
Responses Re: patch for new feature: Buffer Cache Hibernation  ("Dickson S. Guedes" <listas@guedesoft.net>)
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On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Mitsuru IWASAKI <iwasaki@jp.freebsd.org> wrote:
> Postgres usually starts with ZERO buffer cache.  By saving the buffer
> cache data structure into hibernation files just before shutdown, and
> loading them at startup, postgres can start operations with the saved
> buffer cache as the same condition as just before the last shutdown.

Offhand this seems pretty handy for benchmarks where it would help get
reproducible results.


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greg


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