shared buffers in config
If shared_buffers is always 2 * max_connections, what is the point of setting it in the
config file?
Joseph Shraibman <jks@selectacast.net> writes:
If shared_buffers is always 2 * max_connections, what is the point of
setting it in the config file?
2 * max_connections is the enforced minimum, not the only value (or even
the recommended value; it's more like a desperation cutoff).
regards, tom lane
So what exactly are shared_buffers used for?
Tom Lane wrote:
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Joseph Shraibman <jks@selectacast.net> writes:
If shared_buffers is always 2 * max_connections, what is the point of
setting it in the config file?2 * max_connections is the enforced minimum, not the only value (or even
the recommended value; it's more like a desperation cutoff).regards, tom lane