Thread: Memory Question
A machine with 4GB of memory has the ability to allocate 2GB to postgres under kenel 2.6. Is the 2GB maximum the sum total of (work_mem, maitenance_work_mem, and shared_memory) or just shared_memory?
Benjamin Arai wrote: > A machine with 4GB of memory has the ability to allocate 2GB to > postgres under kenel 2.6. Is the 2GB maximum the sum total of > (work_mem, maitenance_work_mem, and shared_memory) or just > shared_memory? shared_memory and if I recall correctly that is adjustable but I don't know for a fact. Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting Co-Authors: PLphp, PLperl - http://www.commandprompt.com/