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Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 15:26:39 +0300
From: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas@vmware.com>
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To: itishree sukla <itishree.sukla@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Check Pointer
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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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