Received: from localhost (pluto.hub.org [200.46.204.4]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 217699FA16B for ; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:25:14 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.4]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 61040-09 for ; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:25:08 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from vms048pub.verizon.net (vms048pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.48]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C820E9F9F47 for ; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:25:10 -0400 (AST) Received: from osgiliath.mathom.us ([71.246.251.8]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0J8Z0055WY5MDG43@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for pgsql-performance@postgresql.org; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:24:59 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by osgiliath.mathom.us (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59B89703AE; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:24:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from osgiliath.mathom.us ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (osgiliath.home.mathom.us [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id ndIcm5L4rz70; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:24:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by osgiliath.mathom.us (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6CF787074F; Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:24:54 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:24:54 -0500 From: Michael Stone Subject: Re: Postgres server crash In-reply-to: <705637.23929.qm@web31807.mail.mud.yahoo.com> To: Richard Broersma Jr Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Mail-followup-to: Richard Broersma Jr , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Message-id: <20061119212452.GD2366@mathom.us> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-disposition: inline X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mathom.us X-Pgp-Fingerprint: 53 FF 38 00 E7 DD 0A 9C 84 52 84 C5 EE DF 7C 88 References: <20061119184105.GC2366@mathom.us> <705637.23929.qm@web31807.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200611/162 X-Sequence-Number: 21932 On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 12:42:45PM -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: >I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I am interested in learning the science behind configuring >memory usage. There isn't one. You need experience, and an awareness of your particular requirements. If it were easy, it would be autotuned. :) Mike Stone