Re: How to clear linux file cache?

From: Janning Vygen <vygen(at)gmx(dot)de>
To: Doug McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to clear linux file cache?
Date: 2004-11-16 16:37:20
Message-ID: 200411161737.20569.vygen@gmx.de
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Am Dienstag, 16. November 2004 16:39 schrieb Doug McNaught:
> Janning Vygen <vygen(at)gmx(dot)de> writes:
> > So how do i easily empty all page/file caches on linux (2.4.24)?
>
> Probably the closest you can easily get is to put the Postgres data
> files on their own partition, and unmount/remount that partition
> before running yuour tests. Unmounting will sync and throw away all
> cached file data for that partition.

very good idea. i will do it like this.

thanks.
janning

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