Re: problems with set_config, work_mem, maintenance_work_mem, and sorting

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jon Nelson <jnelson+pgsql(at)jamponi(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: problems with set_config, work_mem, maintenance_work_mem, and sorting
Date: 2012-02-28 19:28:03
Message-ID: 9466.1330457283@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Jon Nelson <jnelson+pgsql(at)jamponi(dot)net> writes:
> The config shows 128MB for work_mem and 2GB for maintenance_work_mem.
> Why does PostgreSQL /sometimes/ use the globally-configured values and
> sometimes use the values that come from the connection?

You sure those log entries are all from the same process?

regards, tom lane

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