Joshua D. Drake wrote: > However that isn't the exact same thing as a "cache" at least as I was > trying to describe it. shared buffers are used to keep track of pages > (as well as some other stuff) and their current status. That is not the > same as caching a relation. Um, having a page in shared buffers means exactly that the page is cached (a.k.a. it won't have to be read from the lower level next time). -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
