Subject: Re: increasing share memory
To: David S. <davids@idiom.com>
From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/03/2002 18:58:21
On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 12:52:23AM -0800, David S. wrote:
>
> > i have a need to increase the shared memory for PostgreSQL. how do i do
> > that on NetBSD?
>
> RTFM options:
>
> options SHMMAXPGS=value
> Sets the maximum number of AT&T System V UNIX style shared memory pages
> that are available through the shmget(2) system call. Default value is
> 1024 on most ports. See /usr/include/machine/vmparam.h for the default.
... and I think it's 2048 on i386 despite what GENERIC says?
Patrick