#
# Shared Memory Size
#
-#shared_buffers = 64 # 2*max_connections, min 16, 8K each
+#shared_buffers = 64 # 2*max_connections, min 16, typically 8K each
#max_fsm_relations = 100 # min 10, fsm is free space map
#max_fsm_pages = 10000 # min 1000, fsm is free space map
#max_locks_per_transaction = 64 # min 10
-#wal_buffers = 8 # min 4, 8K each
+#wal_buffers = 8 # min 4, typically 8K each
#
# Non-shared Memory Sizes
#enable_mergejoin = true
#enable_hashjoin = true
-#effective_cache_size = 1000 # 8K each
-#random_page_cost = 4
-#cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01
-#cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.001
-#cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025
+#effective_cache_size = 1000 # typically 8K each
+#random_page_cost = 4 # units are one sequential page fetch cost
+#cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01 # (same)
+#cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.001 # (same)
+#cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025 # (same)
#default_statistics_target = 10 # range 1-1000