On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 03:22:09PM -0700, david@xxxxxxx wrote: > > I disagree with you. I think goof Postgres operation is so highly dependant > on caching as much data as possible that disabling overcommit (and throwing > away a lot of memory that could be used for cache) is a solution that's as > bad or worse than the problem it's trying to solve. Ok, but the danger is that the OOM killer kills your postmaster. To me, this is a cure way worse than the disease it's trying to treat. YMMD &c. &c. A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +1 503 667 4564 x104 http://www.commandprompt.com/
