Re: checkpointer continuous flushing - V16

From: Patric Bechtel <patric(dot)bechtel(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: checkpointer continuous flushing - V16
Date: 2016-02-19 18:14:24
Message-ID: 56C75B80.3080505@gmail.com
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Hi Fabien,

Fabien COELHO schrieb am 19.02.2016 um 16:04:
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>>> [...] Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise)
>>
>> That's with 12.04's standard kernel?
>
> Yes.

Kernel 3.2 is extremely bad for Postgresql, as the vm seems to amplify IO somehow. The difference
to 3.13 (the latest LTS kernel for 12.04) is huge.

https://medium.com/postgresql-talk/benchmarking-postgresql-with-different-linux-kernel-versions-on-ubuntu-lts-e61d57b70dd4#.6dx44vipu

You might consider upgrading your kernel to 3.13 LTS. It's quite easy normally:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack

/Patric
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