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Valentin Bogdanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> From: dx k9 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> I'm trying to understand what the documentation means
>> by bytes per increment, what is the increment supposed to
>> be bytes, MB, or Kb.
> shared_buffers is in disk block size, typically 8K, at least that's what it
> is on Linux platforms. shmmax is quite simply in bytes.
The table the OP is looking at (table 17.2 in the 8.3 docs) predates
the ability to specify shared_buffers in KB or MB instead of
number-of-buffers. I agree it's not entirely obvious that what it
means is "multiply your setting in KB/MB by 8400/8192". Anybody have
an idea how to clarify things?
regards, tom lane
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