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<Chapter Id="runtime">
cost reaches a limit (specified by
<varname>vacuum_cost_limit</varname>), the process performing
the operation will sleep for a while (specified by
- <varname>vacuum_cost_naptime</varname>). Then it will reset the
+ <varname>vacuum_cost_delay</varname>). Then it will reset the
counter and continue execution.
</para>
<para>
This feature is disabled by default. To enable it, set the
- <varname>vacuum_cost_naptime</varname> variable to a nonzero
+ <varname>vacuum_cost_delay</varname> variable to a nonzero
value.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="guc-vacuum-cost-naptime" xreflabel="vacuum_cost_naptime">
- <term><varname>vacuum_cost_naptime</varname> (<type>integer</type>)</term>
+ <varlistentry id="guc-vacuum-cost-delay" xreflabel="vacuum_cost_delay">
+ <term><varname>vacuum_cost_delay</varname> (<type>integer</type>)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The length of time, in milliseconds, that the process will nap
delay feature. Positive values enable cost-based vacuuming.
Note however that on many systems, the effective resolution
of sleep delays is 10 milliseconds; setting
- <varname>vacuum_cost_naptime</varname> to a value that is
+ <varname>vacuum_cost_delay</varname> to a value that is
not a multiple of 10 may have the same results as setting it
to the next higher multiple of 10.
</para>
delays do not occur during such operations. Therefore it is
possible that the cost accumulates far higher than the specified
limit. To avoid uselessly long delays in such cases, the actual
- naptime is calculated as <varname>vacuum_cost_naptime</varname> *
+ delay is calculated as <varname>vacuum_cost_delay</varname> *
<varname>accumulated_balance</varname> /
<varname>vacuum_cost_limit</varname> with a maximum of
- <varname>vacuum_cost_naptime</varname> * 4.
+ <varname>vacuum_cost_delay</varname> * 4.
</para>
</note>
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c,v 1.285 2004/07/31 00:45:31 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c,v 1.286 2004/08/06 04:15:07 momjian Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
{
ListCell *cur;
- VacuumCostActive = (VacuumCostNaptime > 0);
+ VacuumCostActive = (VacuumCostDelay > 0);
VacuumCostBalance = 0;
/*
{
int msec;
- msec = VacuumCostNaptime * VacuumCostBalance / VacuumCostLimit;
- if (msec > VacuumCostNaptime * 4)
- msec = VacuumCostNaptime * 4;
+ msec = VacuumCostDelay * VacuumCostBalance / VacuumCostLimit;
+ if (msec > VacuumCostDelay * 4)
+ msec = VacuumCostDelay * 4;
pg_usleep(msec * 1000L);
msgstr ""
#: utils/misc/guc.c:1097
-msgid "Vacuum cost naptime in milliseconds."
+msgid "Vacuum cost delay in milliseconds."
msgstr ""
#: utils/misc/guc.c:1106
msgstr ""
#: utils/misc/guc.c:1062
-msgid "Vacuum cost naptime in milliseconds."
+msgid "Vacuum cost delay in milliseconds."
msgstr ""
#: utils/misc/guc.c:1071
msgstr ""
#: utils/misc/guc.c:1036
-msgid "Vacuum cost naptime in milliseconds."
+msgid "Vacuum cost delay in milliseconds."
msgstr ""
#: utils/misc/guc.c:1045
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/init/globals.c,v 1.91 2004/06/18 06:13:54 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/init/globals.c,v 1.92 2004/08/06 04:15:09 momjian Exp $
*
* NOTES
* Globals used all over the place should be declared here and not
int VacuumCostPageMiss = 10;
int VacuumCostPageDirty = 20;
int VacuumCostLimit = 200;
-int VacuumCostNaptime = 0;
+int VacuumCostDelay = 0;
int VacuumCostBalance = 0; /* working state for vacuum */
bool VacuumCostActive = false;
* Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.226 2004/08/05 23:32:12 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.227 2004/08/06 04:15:09 momjian Exp $
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
},
{
- {"vacuum_cost_naptime", PGC_USERSET, RESOURCES,
- gettext_noop("Vacuum cost naptime in milliseconds."),
+ {"vacuum_cost_delay", PGC_USERSET, RESOURCES,
+ gettext_noop("Vacuum cost delay in milliseconds."),
NULL
},
- &VacuumCostNaptime,
+ &VacuumCostDelay,
0, 0, 1000, NULL, NULL
},
#vacuum_cost_page_miss = 10 # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_page_dirty = 20 # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_limit = 200 # 0-10000 credits
-#vacuum_cost_naptime = 50 # 0-1000 milliseconds
+#vacuum_cost_delay = 50 # 0-1000 milliseconds
# - Background writer -
#bgwriter_delay = 200 # 10-5000 milliseconds
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/miscadmin.h,v 1.164 2004/08/01 17:32:20 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/miscadmin.h,v 1.165 2004/08/06 04:15:09 momjian Exp $
*
* NOTES
* some of the information in this file should be moved to other files.
extern int VacuumCostPageMiss;
extern int VacuumCostPageDirty;
extern int VacuumCostLimit;
-extern int VacuumCostNaptime;
+extern int VacuumCostDelay;
extern int VacuumCostBalance;
extern bool VacuumCostActive;