Re: postgres in swap space

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: postgres in swap space
Date: 2025-11-17 21:41:14
Message-ID: 97810758-0f5f-4e41-8e25-ac9dcd7a255e@aklaver.com
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On 11/17/25 13:12, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at
> <mailto:laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2025-11-17 at 18:25 +0100, Marc Millas wrote:
> > Can someone point me to any doc describing why and how much space
> postgres uses on the swap of a debian machine ?
> > it's an old postgres 10, because it is used by a product for
> which only this version is certified.
> > (no comment on that, please)
>
> I'm biting down a comment.
>
>
> "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" works just fine (until it doesn't).

The problem is when it doesn't work anymore, the work load to move to a
newer version is that much greater. Keeping the version within spitting
distance of the latest supported version, to me, is a good idea.

>
> --
> Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
> Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
> <Redacted> lobster!

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Adrian Klaver
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