Re: shared buffers in config

So what exactly are shared_buffers used for?

Tom Lane wrote:
> Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net> writes:
>
>>If shared_buffers is always 2 * max_connections, what is the point of
>>setting it in the config file?
>
>
> 2 * max_connections is the enforced minimum, not the only value (or even
> the recommended value; it's more like a desperation cutoff).
>
> regards, tom lane