Re: bgwriter, regression tests, and default shared_buffers settings

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: bgwriter, regression tests, and default shared_buffers settings
Date: 2012-07-19 13:11:31
Message-ID: CA+TgmoZ8qX82W3wc_hVmUXvG+FV1Ehd3_-ARzrNZ7m+e70CEyg@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> wrote:
> Or we could provide an initdb flag which would set an upper bound on
> shared_buffers, and have make check (at least) use it.

How about a flag that sets the exact value for shared_buffers, rather
than a maximum? I think a lot of users would like initdb
--shared-buffers=8GB or whatever.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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