Re: restore time: sort_mem vs. checkpoing_segments

From: Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Vivek Khera <khera(at)kcilink(dot)com>, <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: restore time: sort_mem vs. checkpoing_segments
Date: 2003-09-24 05:24:26
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0309240721430.352-100000@zigo.dhs.org
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> With the new warning about too-frequent checkpoints, people have actual
> feedback to encourage them to increase checkpoint_segments. One issue
> is that it is likely to recommend increasing checkpoint_segments during
> restore, even if there is no value to it being large during normal
> server operation. Should that be decumented?

One could have a variable that turns off that warning, and have pg_dump
insert a statement to turn it off. That is, if one never want these
warnings from a restore (from a new dump).

In any case, documentation is good and still needed.

--
/Dennis

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