Re: PATCH: Split stats file per database WAS: autovacuum stress-testing our system

On 14.2.2013 20:43, Josh Berkus wrote:
> I saw discussion about this on this thread, but I'm not able to figure
> out what the answer is: how does this work with moving the stats file,
> for example to a RAMdisk?  Specifically, if the user sets
> stats_temp_directory, does it continue to work the way it does now?

No change in this respect - you can still use RAMdisk, and you'll
actually need less space because the space requirements decreased due to
breaking the single file into multiple pieces.

We're using it this way (on a tmpfs filesystem) and it works like a charm.

regards
Tomas