From: Ross Reedstrom <reedstrm@rice.edu>
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Linux machine aggressively clearing cache
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:00:43 -0500
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On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 05:09:29PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
> On 4/12/12 8:47 AM, Steve Crawford wrote:
> > On 03/30/2012 05:51 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> >>
> >> So this turned out to be a Linux kernel issue. Will document it on
> >> www.databasesoup.com.
> > Anytime soon? About to build two PostgreSQL servers and wondering if you
> > have uncovered a kernel version or similar issue to avoid.
>
> Yeah, I'll blog it.
Since I'm doing some backlog catchup, I'll do some community/archive service
and provide the link:
http://www.databasesoup.com/2012/04/red-hat-kernel-cache-clearing-issue.html
Ross
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