> On Mar 15, 2015, at 12:13 PM, Josh Krupka <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> It sounds like you've hit the postgres basics, what about some of the linux
> check list items?
>
> what does free -m show on your db server?
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 48295 31673 16622 0 5 12670
-/+ buffers/cache: 18997 29298
Swap: 22852 2382 20470
>
> If the load problem really is being caused by swapping when things really
> shouldn't be swapping, it could be a matter of adjusting your swappiness -
> what does cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness show on your server?
0
We adjusted that too, but no effect.
(I’ve updated the blog post with these two comments)
>
> There are other linux memory management things that can cause postgres and
> the server running it to throw fits like THP and zone reclaim. I don't have
> enough info about your system to say they are the cause either, but check out
> the many postings here and other places on the detrimental effect that those
> settings *can* have. That would at least give you another angle to
> investigate.
If there are specific things you’d like to know, I’ve be happy to be a human
proxy. :)
Thanks!
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