Re: SSI tuning points

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From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SSI tuning points
Date: 2011-06-19 15:10:57
Message-ID: 4DFDCB31020000250003E8BF@gw.wicourts.gov
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Robert Haas wrote:
> Kevin Grittner wrote:

>> I'm certainly open to suggestions for better wording.

> How about something like this:
>
> When the system is forced to combine multiple page-level predicate
> locks into a single relation-level predicate lock because the
> predicate lock table is short of memory, an increase in the rate of
> serialization failures may occur. You can avoid this by increasing
> max_pred_locks_per_transaction.
>
> A sequential scan will always necessitate a table-level predicate
> lock. This can result in an increased rate of serialization failures.
> It may be helpful to encourage the use of index scans by reducing
> random_page_cost or increasing cpu_tuple_cost. Be sure to

That does seem better. Thanks.

-Kevin


From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SSI tuning points
Date: 2011-06-22 01:54:49
Message-ID: BANLkTik6E0EmoCbZ1tm7OnAT4c88Oi389A@mail.gmail.com
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On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> wrote:
> That does seem better.  Thanks.

OK, committed.

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