Wow, upgrading 3 major releases at a go. :) It would probably be useful to use the helpful: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Guide_to_reporting_problems to get the information that is needed to the right people. Regards, Ken On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 04:04:54PM +0100, Rafael Martinez wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello > > I am sending this email to ask if anyone has noticed a change in how > a server running postgreSQL 9.1 uses and allocates memory compared to > older versions. > > We upgraded all our systems from 8.3 to 9.1 a couple of weeks ago, and > we have experienced a radical change in how our servers make use of > memory. How memory is allocated has become more unstable and the swap > usage has increased dramatically. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance