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authorTom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>2022-08-23 09:41:37 -0400
committerTom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>2022-08-23 09:41:53 -0400
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Doc: prefer sysctl to /proc/sys in docs and comments.
sysctl is more portable than Linux's /proc/sys file tree, and often easier to use too. That's why most of our docs refer to sysctl when talking about how to adjust kernel parameters. Bring the few stragglers into line. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/361175.1661187463@sss.pgh.pa.us
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diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 73ecf09b5e9..d1e9ad2ec4a 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -4909,7 +4909,7 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
* If testing EXEC_BACKEND on Linux, you should run this as root before
* starting the postmaster:
*
- * echo 0 >/proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
+ * sysctl -w kernel.randomize_va_space=0
*
* This prevents using randomized stack and code addresses that cause the
* child process's memory map to be different from the parent's, making it