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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: [GENERAL] postgres start problems with memory
From:       Josh Close <narshe () gmail ! com>
Date:       2004-09-30 20:50:22
Message-ID: 4a0cafe204093013507fc6c35f () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 30 Sep 2004 16:40:58 -0400, Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> Josh Close <narshe@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > To reduce the request size (currently 34037760 bytes), 
> ...
> > root # sysctl -a | grep shm
> > kernel.shmmni = 4096
> > kernel.shmall = 31584400
> > kernel.shmmax = 31584400
> 
> So it's currently looking for 34M and you're setting the maximum to 31M.
> 
> --
> greg


We'll, you're definitely right about that. Is there a certain standard
to this? Say if I use the "reasonable value" formula. What would be a
good size for the buffer then? Should it be a certain %age of
available RAM?

-Josh

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