> Hm, I'm not sure I believe any of that except the last bit, seeing that > he's got plenty of excess CPU capability. But the last bit fits with > the wimpy-I/O problem, and it also offers something we could test. > Dan, please see what happens when you vary the wal_buffers setting. > (Note you need a postmaster restart to change that.) > > regards, tom lane > Ok, I tried a few different values - 32kb, 64kb, 512kb, 2MB and 10MB. I'm not seeing any highly noticeable change in behaviour with any setting - it wasn't a scientific test, but I seem to have about the same size hiccup with each setting. The hiccup may be slightly shorter with the 10MB setting, but barely, if it is. Thanks, Dan -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
