Re: Re: Re: "--tuning" compile and runtime option (?)

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Darren King <darrenk(at)insightdist(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: Re: "--tuning" compile and runtime option (?)
Date: 2001-04-10 15:35:19
Message-ID: 200104101535.LAA12563@candle.pha.pa.us
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We do have postgresql.conf. I am unsure how I would tune those based
on a single flag.

> > I can't see how any configure option would be faster or
> > better than the existing command line /config file parameters
> > -- it would only serve to make things harder to deal with IMHO.
> > "Tuning" PostgreSQL is pretty simple, and is explained pretty
> > well throughout the manual (especially in the section titled
> > "Understanding Performance"). We have -S -B and the fsync
> > options, <Austin Powers Voice> That's about it.. </Austin Powers
> > Voice> --- right?
> > All are explained in the manual and are as easy to use as anyone could
> > ask... Any OS tuning should be left up to the administrator
> > as that's what administrators are for :-)
>
> Someday, maybe other parameters (such as some of the optimizer's default
> values) will be configurable/changable on the fly. Would seem silly to
> have to stop/start the server to change those.
>
> Just an example, I'm sure there are other internal values that admins
> would like to tweak without recompiling or restarting. Would be much
> nicer to login as the superuser to do it rather than shut down my site.
>
> darrenk
>
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