Jon Nelson <jnelson+pgsql@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hmph ... does seem a bit weird. Â Can you turn on log_statements and >> identify which operations aren't using the session values? > I had log_min_duration_statement = 1000. That's not really going to prove much, as you won't be able to see any commands that might be setting or resetting the work_mem parameters. > ... which is the ORM library (SQLAlchemy) doing a reflection of the > table(s) involved. Oh, there's an ORM involved? I'll bet a nickel it's doing something surprising, like not issuing your SET until much later than you thought. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance