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From: Soeren Laursen <sl@scrooge.dk>
To: dotaku <dotaku@hotpop.com>
Cc: 'pgsql-admin@postgresql.org' <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Postgresql Memory Problem
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:39:59 +0200
Message-ID: <3F95534F.18727.11B6FE1@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3F953545.2000302@hotpop.com>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0310201122100.8441-100000@css120.ihs.com>

> Thanks...but can I flush a postgreql server unused memory after stopping
> it. The problem that i had is that, even after stopping all postgresql
> services...the used memory is still more than 80% of the total RAM..
>
> any idea how to flush it. I've read somewhere about kflushd and
> bdflushd. How to used it...Both are kernel related. Is there any user
> space program that can kick it.
No need for it as Scott wrote!

The kernel will claim it when it needs it.

Søren,



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