Re: max_fsm_pages >800k ... ?

INFO:  analyzing "pg_catalog.pg_depend"
INFO:  "pg_depend": 27 pages, 3866 rows sampled, 3866 estimated total
rows
INFO:  free space map: 423 relations, 88475 pages stored; 431200 total
pages needed
DETAIL:  Allocated FSM size: 4000 relations + 80000 pages = 705 kB
shared memory.

This, on a database with a moderate amount of rows (<10 Million)
So,.. I'd say fairly normal.

... John
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> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Marc
> G. Fournier
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:57 AM
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: [HACKERS] max_fsm_pages >800k ... ?
>
>
> Without more information to provide at this time, does the
> following seem "unusual"?
>
> INFO:  free space map: 252 relations, 411494 pages stored;
> 738640 total pages needed
> DETAIL:  Allocated FSM size: 2000 relations + 400000 pages =
> 2463 kB shared memory.
>
> I know there are alot of factors involved in the above, which
> I'm looking into, but when I first saw the above, I just
> about had a heartattack, only because i've never seen such
> high #s for total pages needed ...
>
> ... Is this something that others are seeing as relatively normal?
>
>
>
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