Re: [PATCHES] ARC Memory Usage analysis

On 10/26/2004 1:53 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu> writes:
>> Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>>> Another issue is what we do with the effective_cache_size value once we
>>> have a number we trust. We can't readily change the size of the ARC
>>> lists on the fly.
>
>> Huh? I thought effective_cache_size was just used as an factor the cost
>> estimation equation.
>
> Today, that is true. Jan is speculating about using it as a parameter
> of the ARC cache management algorithm ... and that worries me.

If we need another config option, it's not that we are running out of
possible names, is it?

Jan

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