> Try setting the vm.dirty_bytes sysctl. Something like 256MB might be a good > starting point. > > This comes up fairly often, see e.g.: > http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/27C32FD4-0142-44FE-8488- > 9F366DC75966@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Heikki Thanks, Heikki. That sounds like my problem alright. I will play with these parameters right away, and will report back. Cheers, Reza -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance