Re: Postgres Connections Requiring Large Amounts of Memory

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dawn Hollingsworth <dmh(at)airdefense(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postgres Connections Requiring Large Amounts of Memory
Date: 2003-06-16 20:45:02
Message-ID: 6634.1055796302@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dawn Hollingsworth <dmh(at)airdefense(dot)net> writes:
> PostgreSQL Version: 7.2.3

> My problem is that the memory used by the connections appears to grow
> over time, especially when the amount of data entering the system is
> increased.

We have fixed memory-leak problems in the past, and I wouldn't be
surprised if some remain, but you'll have to give a lot more detail
about what you're doing if you want help. A leak that persists across
transaction boundaries is fairly surprising --- I think I can safely
say that there are none in the normal code paths. I'm guessing you must
be using some off-the-beaten-path feature.

regards, tom lane

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