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2015-07-14 11:59 GMT+02:00 Shujie Shang <sshang@xxxxxxxxxx>:
Does PG has its own data cache? I don't think so.

PG has own data cache - see shared_buffers

Regards

Pavel
 
I think PG just using the filesystem cache.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:06 AM, Andy Colson <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 7/9/2015 12:41 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
Andy Colson <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
My question is:  Will PG cache only the index (assuming it can always do
an Index Only Scan), or will it cache the table as well?

The table blocks would fall out of cache if they're never touched.

                        regards, tom lane



Sweet!  Thanks Tom.



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