On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:39:52 +0400, Martijn van Oosterhout
<kleptog@svana.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 26, 2007 at 01:22:58AM +0400, Max Zorloff wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
> shared_memory is used for caching. It is filled as stuff is used. If
> you're not using all of it that means it isn't needed. Remember, it is
> not the only cache. Since your database is only 400MB it will fit
> entirely inside the OS disk cache, so you really don't need much shared
> memory at all.
>
> Loading stuff into memory for the hell of it is a waste, let the system
> manage the memory itself, if it needs it, it'll use it.
>
Where do I find my OS disk cache settings? I'm using Linux.
