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authorPeter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>2022-02-16 18:41:52 -0800
committerPeter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>2022-02-16 18:41:52 -0800
commit8f388f6f554b113f25a53fe3237238d2c58ed1eb (patch)
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parent74388a1ac36d2f0206c5477eeddc636d7947a5a4 (diff)
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Increase hash_mem_multiplier default to 2.0.
Double the default setting for hash_mem_multiplier, from 1.0 to 2.0. This setting makes hash-based executor nodes use twice the usual work_mem limit. The PostgreSQL 15 release notes should have a compatibility note about this change. Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAH2-Wzndc_ROk6CY-bC6p9O53q974Y0Ey4WX8jcPbuTZYM4Q3A@mail.gmail.com
Diffstat (limited to 'src/backend/utils/misc')
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c2
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample2
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index 9d0208ec98a..01f373815e0 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -3762,7 +3762,7 @@ static struct config_real ConfigureNamesReal[] =
GUC_EXPLAIN
},
&hash_mem_multiplier,
- 1.0, 1.0, 1000.0,
+ 2.0, 1.0, 1000.0,
NULL, NULL, NULL
},
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 56d0bee6d9b..4a094bb38be 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
# Caution: it is not advisable to set max_prepared_transactions nonzero unless
# you actively intend to use prepared transactions.
#work_mem = 4MB # min 64kB
-#hash_mem_multiplier = 1.0 # 1-1000.0 multiplier on hash table work_mem
+#hash_mem_multiplier = 2.0 # 1-1000.0 multiplier on hash table work_mem
#maintenance_work_mem = 64MB # min 1MB
#autovacuum_work_mem = -1 # min 1MB, or -1 to use maintenance_work_mem
#logical_decoding_work_mem = 64MB # min 64kB