From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Kevin Traub <ktraub@verizon.net>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Can Postgres cache a table in memory?
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 10:14:06 -0400
Message-ID: <20416.1033740846@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
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"Kevin Traub" <ktraub@verizon.net> writes:
> I'm trying to speed up a query which returns the majority of a table so and
> index isn't helpful.
> I've got more than enough RAM to hold my table so, can anyone tell me if
> there is there a way to force Postgres to cache a table in RAM?
There is no need to do anything; if you're hitting the table a lot, it
should all migrate into kernel disk buffers.
regards, tom lane
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