Re: Pg+Linux swap use - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From scott.marlowe
Subject Re: Pg+Linux swap use
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.33.0310301307510.23811-100000@css120.ihs.com
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In response to Pg+Linux swap use  ("alexandre :: aldeia digital" <alepaes@aldeiadigital.com.br>)
List pgsql-performance
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, alexandre :: aldeia digital wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Old: Post 7.3.2, P4 1.8, 1 MB RAM, 2 x IDE SW RAID 1, RedHat 8
> New: Post 7.3.4, Xeon 2.4, 1 MB RAM, 2 x SCSI 15k SW RAID 1, RedHat 9
>
> Both use: Only postgresql on server. Buffers = 8192, effective cache = 100000
>
> In old plataform the free and vmstat reports no use of swap.
> In new, the swap is in constant use (40-100 MB), with a low but constant
> swap out and swap in. The cache memory ~ 830000 and buffers ~ 43000

Do both machines have the same amount of swap, and what kernels are the
two running?  Also, do the xeons have hyperthreading turned on.  I doubt
hyperthreading has anything to do with this problem, but I've found that
turning off hyperthreading in the BIOS gets me a faster machine under
Postgresql so I just thought I'd throw that out there.


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