Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 23:07:18 -0500
From: "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org>
To: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz>
Cc: Chris Hebrard <tech2@wildcash.com>,
	pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Kernel Resources and max_connections
Message-ID: <20050504040718.GU47820@decibel.org>
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On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 01:46:34PM +1200, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> (This not-very-clear distinction between what is sysctl'abe and what is 
> a kernel tunable is a bit of a downer).

I think this is documented somewhere, though I can't think of where
right now.

Also, note that some sysctl's can only be set in /boot/loader.conf.
hw.ata.wc=0 is an example (which you want to set on any box with IDE
drives if you want fsync to actually do what it thinks it's doing).
-- 
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