Re: BUG #18675: Postgres is not realasing memory causing OOM - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #18675: Postgres is not realasing memory causing OOM
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Msg-id 241665.1730218432@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #18675: Postgres is not realasing memory causing OOM  (Maciej Jaros <eccenux@gmail.com>)
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Maciej Jaros <eccenux@gmail.com> writes:
> So, that comment led me to suggest adding some kind of process. I called it
> a garbage collector, but maybe David is right; maybe that’s not accurate.
> Anyway, that process, in my view, could try to actually release memory to
> the system to prevent the OOM killer from doing its bidding. Is that
> possible?

We do not even know what is causing your problem, let alone know a
way that one process could command another one to stop doing it.
So no, this suggestion is not helpful.

            regards, tom lane



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