Re: Disk and shared buffer cache use

From: Jim Nasby <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>
To: Chamara Gunaratne <chamarag(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Disk and shared buffer cache use
Date: 2007-05-09 23:39:59
Message-ID: 95544527-C970-48C0-854F-74436EB67B90@decibel.org
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On May 8, 2007, at 2:29 PM, Chamara Gunaratne wrote:
> Hello All,
> Is there a way to determine the percentage of data found in the shared
> buffer cache when running a query in PostgreSQL 7.4? Or to put it in
> another way, how do you measure the effectiveness of the shared buffer
> cache?
>
> I read through several sites on PostgreSQL performance tuning, but
> couldn't find a method to measure this.
> Thank you,

Look at the pg_statio_* views (you'll need block level stats enabled
in postgresql.conf).

Personally, I wouldn't worry too much about this unless you're trying
to chase some specific performance issue.
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Jim Nasby jim(at)nasby(dot)net
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)

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