From: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas@vmware.com>
To: itishree sukla <itishree.sukla@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Check Pointer
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 15:26:39 +0300
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On 30.05.2013 15:09, itishree sukla wrote:
> In our server Check pointer process is consuming 8 GB of memory, what could
> be the possible reason? Can any one please help.
Are you sure you're measuring the memory correctly? The RES field in top
output, for example, includes shared memory, ie. the whole buffer cache.
Shared memory isn't really "consumed" by the checkpointer process, but
shared by all postgres processes.
- Heikki
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