Re: wal buffers documentation -errata

Tom,

the point is that the documentation suggests that the default is 8

not 8MB, but 8, when in fact the defaults are now given in memory  
units not pages

Dave
On 11-Jan-07, at 10:09 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Dave Cramer <pg@fastcrypt.com> writes:
>> However I just loaded up an 8.2.1 and the default is 32m
>
> Then you changed it in postgresql.conf.  I get
>
> $ psql
> Welcome to psql 8.2.1, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
>
> Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
>        \h for help with SQL commands
>        \? for help with psql commands
>        \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
>        \q to quit
>
> regression=# show wal_buffers ;
>  wal_buffers
> -------------
>  64kB
> (1 row)
>
> regression=#
>
>             regards, tom lane
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