From: Magnus Hagander Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 15:11:42 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add note that autovacuum can use up several times maintenance_work_mem, X-Git-Tag: REL8_3_6~30 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4e00382b9a9265a49ce7b5222cb00d852187f76b;p=postgresql Add note that autovacuum can use up several times maintenance_work_mem, with warning against setting it too high. --- diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index 253cf8ee03..50cb5edb08 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Server Configuration @@ -860,6 +860,11 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF; than work_mem. Larger settings might improve performance for vacuuming and for restoring database dumps. + + Note that when autovacuum runs, up to + times this memory may be + allocated, so be careful not to set the default value too high. +