Re: ram consumption - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Mark Kirkwood
Subject Re: ram consumption
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Msg-id 574AC617.40003@catalyst.net.nz
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In response to ram consumption  (Petar Djurkovic <petar.djurkovic@cbs.co.rs>)
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On 28/05/16 21:26, Petar Djurkovic wrote:
>
> When I stop postgresql instance ram mem which postgres used stay
> uncleared and I must restart host machine, why is that happen and how
> can I solve this problem?
>

Can you show us output from some memory measuring tool (1st few lines of
'top' would probably be good enough)? I'd guess you are seeing the Linux
buffer cache at work (you could test by unmounting the filesystem
postgres was using - typically /var - and seeing if that magically
returned your memory)

regards

Mark

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