>> Relevant to this is the question: *when* does vacuum do its memory >> allocation? Is memory allocation reasonably front-loaded, or does >> vacuum keep grabbing more RAM until it's done? > > All at start.
That means that "allocation by halves" would work fine. -- -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://www.pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers