Re: postgresql shared buffers - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Gregory Stark
Subject Re: postgresql shared buffers
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Msg-id 87bqpqa3h6.fsf@enterprisedb.com
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In response to postgresql shared buffers  (Praveen Kumar N <praveen_n@students.iiit.net>)
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Praveen Kumar N <praveen_n@students.iiit.net> writes:

> hai...
>
>         I have installed postgresql from sourcecode.I would like to know
> how pages are replaced in the bufferpool when we join two relations.I tried to
> trace it by editing files
> pgsql/src/backend/storage/buffer/(bufmgr.c,freelist.c).But i feel still I
> am missing some information after observing extracted information abt buffer
> replacement.

Try

explain select ...

The output may be enlightening.

--  Gregory Stark EnterpriseDB          http://www.enterprisedb.com


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