Re: PostgreSQL oom_adj postmaster process to -17 - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: PostgreSQL oom_adj postmaster process to -17
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL oom_adj postmaster process to -17  (Radovan Jablonovsky <radovan.jablonovsky@replicon.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL oom_adj postmaster process to -17  (Radovan Jablonovsky <radovan.jablonovsky@replicon.com>)
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On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Radovan Jablonovsky
<radovan.jablonovsky@replicon.com> wrote:
> Thanks you for your response.
>
> Database config:
> shared_buffers = 8GB
> temp_buffers = 32MB
> work_mem = 64MB
> maintenance_work_mem = 512MB
> effective_cache_size = 16GB
>
> In usual load there are not much pressure on memory, but it is possible to
> have all clients start using heavy reports. They are valid requests and
> could consume all memory. In this border and not likely but possible
> scenario it could be useful to let OOM killer to kill client's
> processes/connections but leave PostgreSQL system processes (postmaster,
> writer, stat, log, streaming, ...) excluded  from reach of OOM killer.

You're only realistic solution is to either limit the incoming
connections via a connection pooler like pgbouncer or to lower your
work_mem to something smaller. What's you're current max connections
setting?

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