Thread: Memory Problem

Memory Problem

From
Volkan YAZICI
Date:
Hi,

We have an IBM System x3850 machine running on RHEL 4.5 Cluster Suite
with high-availability enabled. During a huge delete process, PostgreSQL
(8.3.1) exhausts available memory and receives an OOM kill.

  $ /srv/usr/bin/psql -e -f ~/schemas/working/test_1_5_1_0-schema-delete-bogus-2-20080625.sql 1_5_1_0_20080625
  ...
  DELETE FROM mudailyreportlog
        WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
                            FROM mobileunit
                           WHERE mobileunit.muid = mudailyreportlog.muid);
  DELETE 0
  DELETE FROM mudistancelog
        WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
                            FROM mobileunit
                           WHERE mobileunit.muid = mudistancelog.muid);
  psql:/home/postgres/schemas/working/test_1_5_1_0-schema-delete-bogus-2-20080625.sql:16: server closed the connection
unexpectedly
          This probably means the server terminated abnormally
          before or while processing the request.
  psql:/home/postgres/schemas/working/test_1_5_1_0-schema-delete-bogus-2-20080625.sql:16: connection to server was lost

Above "DELETE FROM mudistancelog ..." query runs for nearly 1 hour and
then causes PostgreSQL to receive an OOM kill. mudistancelog is a table
of size ~11GiG. And below is the execution plan of the DELETE statement.

  Seq Scan on mudistancelog  (cost=0.00..1730580560.83 rows=104441936 width=6)
    Filter: (NOT (subplan))
    SubPlan
      ->  Index Scan using pk_mobileunit_muid on mobileunit  (cost=0.00..8.27 rows=1 width=0)
            Index Cond: (muid = $0)

Here are the related PostgreSQL log lines.

    2008-07-02 10:36:09.032 EEST LOG:  server process (PID 22391) was terminated by signal 9: Killed
    2008-07-02 10:36:09.032 EEST LOG:  terminating any other active server processes
  ...
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.151 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.152 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.159 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  ...
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.209 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
    2008-07-02 10:36:09.210 EEST LOG:  all server processes terminated; reinitializing
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.528 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  ...
  test_1_5_0_0 postgres 2008-07-02 10:36:09.537 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
    2008-07-02 10:36:09.540 EEST LOG:  database system was interrupted; last known up at 2008-07-02 10:12:57 EEST
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.542 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  ...
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.567 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
    2008-07-02 10:36:09.567 EEST LOG:  database system was not properly shut down; automatic recovery in progress
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.572 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.574 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.575 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.577 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
    2008-07-02 10:36:09.578 EEST LOG:  redo starts at 4F/2600EFF0
  test_1_5_1_0 emove 2008-07-02 10:36:09.578 EEST FATAL:  the database system is in recovery mode
    2008-07-02 10:37:09.073 EEST LOG:  autovacuum launcher started
    2008-07-02 10:37:09.074 EEST LOG:  database system is ready to accept connections

I've attached my postgresql.conf and related /var/log/messages
parts. (Server has a memory and swap space of size 8GiG.) What might be
causing this problem? How can I configure postgresql.conf to avoid such
situations? Any kind of help will be really appreciated.


Regards.

Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x1d2
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: Mem-info:
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 DMA per-cpu:
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 0 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 1 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 1 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 2 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 2 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 3 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 3 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:33:00 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 4 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 4 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 5 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 5 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 6 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 6 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 7 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 7 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 8 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 8 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 9 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 9 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 10 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 10 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 11 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 11 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 12 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 12 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 13 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 13 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 14 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 14 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 15 hot: low 2, high 6, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 15 cold: low 0, high 2, batch 1
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 Normal per-cpu:
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 0 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 0 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 1 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 1 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 2 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 2 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 3 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 3 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 4 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 4 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 5 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 5 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 6 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 6 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 7 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 7 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 8 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 8 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 9 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 9 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 10 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 10 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 11 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 11 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 12 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 12 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 13 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 13 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 14 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 14 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 15 hot: low 32, high 96, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: cpu 15 cold: low 0, high 32, batch 16
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 HighMem per-cpu: empty
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel:
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Free pages:       13592kB (0kB HighMem)
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Active:1041573 inactive:963333 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 free:3398 slab:9922
mapped:1871737pagetables:10366 
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 DMA free:10568kB min:4kB low:8kB high:12kB active:0kB inactive:0kB
present:16384kBpages_scanned:263364 all_unreclaimable? yes 
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: protections[]: 0 0 0
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 Normal free:3024kB min:3060kB low:6120kB high:9180kB active:4166292kB
inactive:3853332kBpresent:9420800kB pages_scanned:8846310 all_unreclaimable? yes 
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: protections[]: 0 0 0
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 HighMem free:0kB min:128kB low:256kB high:384kB active:0kB inactive:0kB
present:0kBpages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no 
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: protections[]: 0 0 0
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 DMA: 0*4kB 1*8kB 4*16kB 4*32kB 6*64kB 2*128kB 0*256kB 1*512kB 1*1024kB
0*2048kB2*4096kB = 10568kB 
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 Normal: 14*4kB 7*8kB 6*16kB 16*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 1*256kB 0*512kB 0*1024kB
1*2048kB0*4096kB = 3024kB 
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Node 0 HighMem: empty
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Swap cache: add 8560590, delete 8560579, find 579410/614459, race 1+55
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Free swap:            0kB
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: 2359296 pages of RAM
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: 319300 reserved pages
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: 69644 pages shared
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: 42 pages swap cached
Jul  2 10:36:09 mobilizc1 kernel: Out of Memory: Killed process 22391 (postgres).
# -----------------------------
# PostgreSQL configuration file
# -----------------------------
#
# This file consists of lines of the form:
#
#   name = value
#
# (The "=" is optional.)  Whitespace may be used.  Comments are introduced with
# "#" anywhere on a line.  The complete list of parameter names and allowed
# values can be found in the PostgreSQL documentation.
#
# The commented-out settings shown in this file represent the default values.
# Re-commenting a setting is NOT sufficient to revert it to the default value;
# you need to reload the server.
#
# This file is read on server startup and when the server receives a SIGHUP
# signal.  If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP the
# server for the changes to take effect, or use "pg_ctl reload".  Some
# parameters, which are marked below, require a server shutdown and restart to
# take effect.
#
# Any parameter can also be given as a command-line option to the server, e.g.,
# "postgres -c log_connections=on".  Some paramters can be changed at run time
# with the "SET" SQL command.
#
# Memory units:  kB = kilobytes MB = megabytes GB = gigabytes
# Time units:    ms = milliseconds s = seconds min = minutes h = hours d = days


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# FILE LOCATIONS
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# The default values of these variables are driven from the -D command-line
# option or PGDATA environment variable, represented here as ConfigDir.

#data_directory = 'ConfigDir'        # use data in another directory
                    # (change requires restart)
#hba_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_hba.conf'    # host-based authentication file
                    # (change requires restart)
#ident_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_ident.conf'    # ident configuration file
                    # (change requires restart)

# If external_pid_file is not explicitly set, no extra PID file is written.
#external_pid_file = '(none)'        # write an extra PID file
                    # (change requires restart)


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CONNECTIONS AND AUTHENTICATION
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Connection Settings -

listen_addresses = '*'            # what IP address(es) to listen on;
                    # comma-separated list of addresses;
                    # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all
                    # (change requires restart)
#port = 5432                # (change requires restart)
max_connections = 500            # (change requires restart)
# Note:  Increasing max_connections costs ~400 bytes of shared memory per
# connection slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction).  You might
# also need to raise shared_buffers to support more connections.
superuser_reserved_connections = 3    # (change requires restart)
#unix_socket_directory = ''        # (change requires restart)
#unix_socket_group = ''            # (change requires restart)
#unix_socket_permissions = 0777        # begin with 0 to use octal notation
                    # (change requires restart)
#bonjour_name = ''            # defaults to the computer name
                    # (change requires restart)

# - Security and Authentication -

#authentication_timeout = 1min        # 1s-600s
#ssl = off                # (change requires restart)
#ssl_ciphers = 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH'    # allowed SSL ciphers
                    # (change requires restart)
#password_encryption = on
#db_user_namespace = off

# Kerberos and GSSAPI
#krb_server_keyfile = ''        # (change requires restart)
#krb_srvname = 'postgres'        # (change requires restart, Kerberos only)
#krb_server_hostname = ''        # empty string matches any keytab entry
                    # (change requires restart, Kerberos only)
#krb_caseins_users = off        # (change requires restart)
#krb_realm = ''                   # (change requires restart)

# - TCP Keepalives -
# see "man 7 tcp" for details

#tcp_keepalives_idle = 0        # TCP_KEEPIDLE, in seconds;
                    # 0 selects the system default
#tcp_keepalives_interval = 0        # TCP_KEEPINTVL, in seconds;
                    # 0 selects the system default
#tcp_keepalives_count = 0        # TCP_KEEPCNT;
                    # 0 selects the system default


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# RESOURCE USAGE (except WAL)
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Memory -

shared_buffers = 512MB            # min 128kB or max_connections*16kB
                    # (change requires restart)
#temp_buffers = 8MB            # min 800kB
#max_prepared_transactions = 5        # can be 0 or more
                    # (change requires restart)
# Note:  Increasing max_prepared_transactions costs ~600 bytes of shared memory
# per transaction slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction).
work_mem = 8MB                # min 64kB
maintenance_work_mem = 512MB        # min 1MB
#max_stack_depth = 2MB            # min 100kB

# - Free Space Map -

max_fsm_pages = 204800            # min max_fsm_relations*16, 6 bytes each
                    # (change requires restart)
max_fsm_relations = 8192        # min 100, ~70 bytes each
                    # (change requires restart)

# - Kernel Resource Usage -

#max_files_per_process = 1000        # min 25
                    # (change requires restart)
#shared_preload_libraries = ''        # (change requires restart)

# - Cost-Based Vacuum Delay -

#vacuum_cost_delay = 0            # 0-1000 milliseconds
#vacuum_cost_page_hit = 1        # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_page_miss = 10        # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_page_dirty = 20        # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_limit = 200        # 1-10000 credits

# - Background Writer -

#bgwriter_delay = 200ms            # 10-10000ms between rounds
#bgwriter_lru_maxpages = 100        # 0-1000 max buffers written/round
#bgwriter_lru_multiplier = 2.0        # 0-10.0 multipler on buffers scanned/round


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# WRITE AHEAD LOG
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Settings -

#fsync = on                # turns forced synchronization on or off
#synchronous_commit = on        # immediate fsync at commit
#wal_sync_method = fsync        # the default is the first option
                    # supported by the operating system:
                    #   open_datasync
                    #   fdatasync
                    #   fsync
                    #   fsync_writethrough
                    #   open_sync
#full_page_writes = on            # recover from partial page writes
#wal_buffers = 64kB            # min 32kB
                    # (change requires restart)
#wal_writer_delay = 200ms        # 1-10000 milliseconds

#commit_delay = 0            # range 0-100000, in microseconds
#commit_siblings = 5            # range 1-1000

# - Checkpoints -

checkpoint_segments = 128        # in logfile segments, min 1, 16MB each
checkpoint_timeout = 1h            # range 30s-1h
checkpoint_completion_target = 0.5    # checkpoint target duration, 0.0 - 1.0
checkpoint_warning = 1min        # 0 is off

# - Archiving -

#archive_mode = off        # allows archiving to be done
                # (change requires restart)
#archive_command = ''        # command to use to archive a logfile segment
#archive_timeout = 0        # force a logfile segment switch after this
                # time; 0 is off


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# QUERY TUNING
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Planner Method Configuration -

#enable_bitmapscan = on
#enable_hashagg = on
#enable_hashjoin = on
#enable_indexscan = on
#enable_mergejoin = on
#enable_nestloop = on
#enable_seqscan = on
#enable_sort = on
#enable_tidscan = on

# - Planner Cost Constants -

#seq_page_cost = 1.0            # measured on an arbitrary scale
#random_page_cost = 4.0            # same scale as above
#cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01            # same scale as above
#cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.005        # same scale as above
#cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025        # same scale as above
#effective_cache_size = 128MB

# - Genetic Query Optimizer -

#geqo = on
#geqo_threshold = 12
#geqo_effort = 5            # range 1-10
#geqo_pool_size = 0            # selects default based on effort
#geqo_generations = 0            # selects default based on effort
#geqo_selection_bias = 2.0        # range 1.5-2.0

# - Other Planner Options -

#default_statistics_target = 10        # range 1-1000
#constraint_exclusion = off
#from_collapse_limit = 8
#join_collapse_limit = 8        # 1 disables collapsing of explicit
                    # JOIN clauses


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ERROR REPORTING AND LOGGING
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Where to Log -

#log_destination = 'stderr'        # Valid values are combinations of
                    # stderr, csvlog, syslog and eventlog,
                    # depending on platform.  csvlog
                    # requires logging_collector to be on.

# This is used when logging to stderr:
logging_collector = on            # Enable capturing of stderr and csvlog
                    # into log files. Required to be on for
                    # csvlogs.
                    # (change requires restart)

# These are only used if logging_collector is on:
log_directory = '/srv/pg/pg_log'    # directory where log files are written,
                    # can be absolute or relative to PGDATA
log_filename = '%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S.log'    # log file name pattern,
                    # can include strftime() escapes
#log_truncate_on_rotation = off        # If on, an existing log file of the
                    # same name as the new log file will be
                    # truncated rather than appended to.
                    # But such truncation only occurs on
                    # time-driven rotation, not on restarts
                    # or size-driven rotation.  Default is
                    # off, meaning append to existing files
                    # in all cases.
log_rotation_age = 7d            # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
                    # happen after that time.  0 to disable.
log_rotation_size = 0MB            # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
                    # happen after that much log output.
                    # 0 to disable.

# These are relevant when logging to syslog:
#syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
#syslog_ident = 'postgres'


# - When to Log -

#client_min_messages = warning        # values in order of decreasing detail:
                    #   debug5
                    #   debug4
                    #   debug3
                    #   debug2
                    #   debug1
                    #   log
                    #   notice
                    #   warning
                    #   error

#log_min_messages = warning        # values in order of decreasing detail:
                    #   debug5
                    #   debug4
                    #   debug3
                    #   debug2
                    #   debug1
                    #   info
                    #   notice
                    #   warning
                    #   error
                    #   log
                    #   fatal
                    #   panic

#log_error_verbosity = default        # terse, default, or verbose messages

#log_min_error_statement = warning    # values in order of decreasing detail:
                     #   debug5
                    #   debug4
                    #   debug3
                    #   debug2
                    #   debug1
                     #   info
                    #   notice
                    #   warning
                    #   error
                    #   log
                    #   fatal
                    #   panic (effectively off)

log_min_duration_statement = 1000    # -1 is disabled, 0 logs all statements
                    # and their durations, > 0 logs only
                    # statements running at least this time.

#silent_mode = off            # DO NOT USE without syslog or
                    # logging_collector
                    # (change requires restart)

# - What to Log -

#debug_print_parse = off
#debug_print_rewritten = off
#debug_print_plan = off
#debug_pretty_print = off
#log_checkpoints = off
#log_connections = off
#log_disconnections = off
#log_duration = on
#log_hostname = off
log_line_prefix = '%d %u %m '        # special values:
                    #   %u = user name
                    #   %d = database name
                    #   %r = remote host and port
                    #   %h = remote host
                    #   %p = process ID
                    #   %t = timestamp without milliseconds
                    #   %m = timestamp with milliseconds
                    #   %i = command tag
                    #   %c = session ID
                    #   %l = session line number
                    #   %s = session start timestamp
                    #   %v = virtual transaction ID
                    #   %x = transaction ID (0 if none)
                    #   %q = stop here in non-session
                    #        processes
                    #   %% = '%'
                    # e.g. '<%u%%%d> '
#log_lock_waits = off            # log lock waits >= deadlock_timeout
#log_statement = 'all'            # none, ddl, mod, all
#log_temp_files = -1            # log temporary files equal or larger
                    # than specified size;
                    # -1 disables, 0 logs all temp files
#log_timezone = unknown            # actually, defaults to TZ environment
                    # setting


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# RUNTIME STATISTICS
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Query/Index Statistics Collector -

#track_activities = on
#track_counts = on
#update_process_title = on


# - Statistics Monitoring -

#log_parser_stats = off
#log_planner_stats = off
#log_executor_stats = off
#log_statement_stats = off


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# AUTOVACUUM PARAMETERS
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

autovacuum = on                # Enable autovacuum subprocess?  'on'
                    # requires track_counts to also be on.
#log_autovacuum_min_duration = -1    # -1 disables, 0 logs all actions and
                    # their durations, > 0 logs only
                    # actions running at least that time.
autovacuum_max_workers = 6        # max number of autovacuum subprocesses
autovacuum_naptime = 1min        # time between autovacuum runs
autovacuum_vacuum_threshold = 100    # min number of row updates before
                    # vacuum
autovacuum_analyze_threshold = 100    # min number of row updates before
                    # analyze
autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.2    # fraction of table size before vacuum
autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.1    # fraction of table size before analyze
autovacuum_freeze_max_age = 200000000    # maximum XID age before forced vacuum
                    # (change requires restart)
autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay = 20    # default vacuum cost delay for
                    # autovacuum, -1 means use
                    # vacuum_cost_delay
autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit = -1    # default vacuum cost limit for
                    # autovacuum, -1 means use
                    # vacuum_cost_limit


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CLIENT CONNECTION DEFAULTS
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Statement Behavior -

#search_path = '"$user",public'        # schema names
#default_tablespace = ''        # a tablespace name, '' uses the default
#temp_tablespaces = ''            # a list of tablespace names, '' uses
                    # only default tablespace
#check_function_bodies = on
#default_transaction_isolation = 'read committed'
#default_transaction_read_only = off
#session_replication_role = 'origin'
#statement_timeout = 0            # 0 is disabled
#vacuum_freeze_min_age = 100000000
#xmlbinary = 'base64'
#xmloption = 'content'

# - Locale and Formatting -

datestyle = 'iso, dmy'
#timezone = unknown            # actually, defaults to TZ environment
                    # setting
#timezone_abbreviations = 'Default'     # Select the set of available time zone
                    # abbreviations.  Currently, there are
                    #   Default
                    #   Australia
                    #   India
                    # You can create your own file in
                    # share/timezonesets/.
#extra_float_digits = 0            # min -15, max 2
client_encoding = utf8            # actually, defaults to database
                    # encoding

# These settings are initialized by initdb, but they can be changed.
lc_messages = 'tr_TR.UTF-8'            # locale for system error message
                    # strings
lc_monetary = 'tr_TR.UTF-8'            # locale for monetary formatting
lc_numeric = 'tr_TR.UTF-8'            # locale for number formatting
lc_time = 'tr_TR.UTF-8'                # locale for time formatting

# default configuration for text search
default_text_search_config = 'pg_catalog.turkish'

# - Other Defaults -

#explain_pretty_print = on
#dynamic_library_path = '$libdir'
#local_preload_libraries = ''


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCK MANAGEMENT
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#deadlock_timeout = 1s
#max_locks_per_transaction = 64        # min 10
                    # (change requires restart)
# Note:  Each lock table slot uses ~270 bytes of shared memory, and there are
# max_locks_per_transaction * (max_connections + max_prepared_transactions)
# lock table slots.


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# VERSION/PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Previous PostgreSQL Versions -

#add_missing_from = off
#array_nulls = on
#backslash_quote = safe_encoding    # on, off, or safe_encoding
#default_with_oids = off
#escape_string_warning = on
#regex_flavor = advanced        # advanced, extended, or basic
#sql_inheritance = on
standard_conforming_strings = on
#synchronize_seqscans = on

# - Other Platforms and Clients -

#transform_null_equals = off


#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#custom_variable_classes = ''        # list of custom variable class names

Re: Memory Problem

From
Tom Lane
Date:
Volkan YAZICI <yazicivo@ttmail.com> writes:
> We have an IBM System x3850 machine running on RHEL 4.5 Cluster Suite
> with high-availability enabled. During a huge delete process, PostgreSQL
> (8.3.1) exhausts available memory and receives an OOM kill.

Are there any foreign keys referencing this table?  If so, you're
probably running out of memory for the list of pending trigger events
(to verify that the FK constraint isn't violated by the delete).

Allowing the triggers to fire individually would take forever anyway,
so it might be best to drop the foreign key constraint(s) and then
re-establish them after the delete.

            regards, tom lane

Re: Memory Problem

From
Volkan YAZICI
Date:
Hi,

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
> Are there any foreign keys referencing this table?  If so, you're
> probably running out of memory for the list of pending trigger events
> (to verify that the FK constraint isn't violated by the delete).
>
> Allowing the triggers to fire individually would take forever anyway,
> so it might be best to drop the foreign key constraint(s) and then
> re-establish them after the delete.

Thanks for the warning. Temporarily disabling FKs did the job. I knew
the problem about triggers, but didn't expect same applies for FKs
also. I'm very suprised FKs cause memory exhaustion too.


Regards.