Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-09-05 Thread Tom Lane
Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > can you the missing space on the marked line, or do you need another > patch from me? Fixed. regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-09-05 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Bruce, can you the missing space on the marked line, or do you need another patch from me? thanks andrew Andriy Tkachuk wrote: seems to be little syntax problem: On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote: Patch applied. Thanks.

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-09-05 Thread Andriy Tkachuk
seems to be little syntax problem: On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Patch applied. Thanks. > > --- > > > Andrew Dunstan wrote: ... > > > > ! > > ! To avoid this situation, run PostgreSQL > > ! on a ma

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-09-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Patch applied. Thanks. --- Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > It appears we are back in the "you need a non-empty password" mode. > > Anyway, here's the revised patch. > > andrew > > > Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > > > > I didn't

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-08-22 Thread Andrew Dunstan
It's highly unsatisfactory, but it's a fact nonetheless. The stock kernel simply checks for a non-zero value in this variable and says "OK, give them the memory" if it finds it. So if you are using such a kernel, then setting the non-zero value turns off all checking, rather than using the defa

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-08-22 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Andrew Dunstan writes: > + > + Warning: using these settings in a kernel which does not support > + these modes will almost certainly increase the danger of the > + kernel killing the postmaster, rather than reducing it. > + If in any doubt, consult a kernel expert

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-08-22 Thread Andrew Dunstan
It appears we are back in the "you need a non-empty password" mode. Anyway, here's the revised patch. andrew Andrew Dunstan wrote: I didn't find a single instance of a tag in the doc sources. I did find a warning in an unadorned para, in func.sgml. Anyway, I made the changes (using ) but ano

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-08-22 Thread Andrew Dunstan
I didn't find a single instance of a tag in the doc sources. I did find a warning in an unadorned para, in func.sgml. Anyway, I made the changes (using ) but anoncvs is now refusing my login attempt, so I can't do the diff. I've spent way too much time on this already - really my only concern

Re: [PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-08-22 Thread Neil Conway
Minor SGML gripes... On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 10:00:00AM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote: > ! To avoid this situation, run postgres on a machine where you "postgres" should be "PostgreSQL". > ! altering the system's default behaviour. This can be determined > ! by examining the function

[PATCHES] doc patch - linux memory handling

2003-08-22 Thread Andrew Dunstan
As discussed on Hackers. enjoy andrew Index: doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml === RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.200 diff -c -w -r1.200 runtime.sgml *** doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml