Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Here is the 7.3 postgresql.conf file, where I have added units to the
> file.
Aren't these misleading if one is using nonstandard BLCKSZ?
> #shared_buffers = 64 # 2*max_connections, min 16, 8K each
> #wal_buffers = 8 # min 4, 8K each
> #effective_cache_size = 1000 # 8K each
These could usefully be labeled as "unit is cost of a sequential page
fetch":
> #random_page_cost = 4
> #cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01
> #cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.001
> #cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025
regards, tom lane