Re: work_mem

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: "Campbell, Lance" <lance(at)illinois(dot)edu>
Cc: "pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: work_mem
Date: 2021-03-31 14:17:24
Message-ID: 20210331141724.GC11609@momjian.us
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On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 02:04:07PM +0000, Campbell, Lance wrote:
> PostgreSQL 12
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> Is there a query that will tell us at any given time what amount of PostgreSQL
> memory is being used for work_mem?

Well, you can look at the process memory usage via 'ps', but I don't
know a way to see current work_mem allocation. SHOW work_mem does show
the current setting, but that isn't the allocated amount.

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