Friday, February 26, 2010, 7:20:38 AM you wrote: > "checkpoint_completion_target (floating point) > interesting that it's a .5 second default setting and I'm seeing > exactly that .5 second delay. It's not an exact time, but a multiplier to 'checkpoint_timeout'. So a setting of .5 with a timeout of 300 seconds means a checkpoint should be completed after 300*0.5 = 150 seconds. -- Jochen Erwied | home: jochen@xxxxxxxxx +49-208-38800-18, FAX: -19 Sauerbruchstr. 17 | work: joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +49-2151-7294-24, FAX: -50 D-45470 Muelheim | mobile: jochen.erwied@xxxxxxxxxxx +49-173-5404164 -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance