Re: doc patch - linux memory handling

Andrew Dunstan writes:

> + <para>
> + Warning: using these settings in a kernel which does not support
> + these modes will almost certainly increase the danger of the
> + kernel killing the postmaster, rather than reducing it.
> + If in any doubt, consult a kernel expert or your kernel vendor.
> + </para>

If find this a bit unsatisfactory. If the kernel does not support these
modes, then "using" them should have no effect. At least, since the
kernel doesn't know what they mean, the danger of a postmaster kill cannot
increase.

Oh, and have you ever tried to contact a kernel expert or kernel vendor?
:-)

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net