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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 22 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index f33a16b7aad..8896988e5aa 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1198,8 +1198,26 @@ include 'filename' </para> <para> Note that when autovacuum runs, up to - <xref linkend="guc-autovacuum-max-workers"> times this memory may be - allocated, so be careful not to set the default value too high. + <xref linkend="guc-autovacuum-max-workers"> times this memory + may be allocated, so be careful not to set the default value + too high. It may be useful to control for this by separately + setting <xref linkend="guc-autovacuum-work-mem">. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="guc-autovacuum-work-mem" xreflabel="autovacuum_work_mem"> + <term><varname>autovacuum_work_mem</varname> (<type>integer</type>)</term> + <indexterm> + <primary><varname>autovacuum_work_mem</> configuration parameter</primary> + </indexterm> + <listitem> + <para> + Specifies the maximum amount of memory to be used by each + autovacuum worker process. It defaults to -1, indicating that + the value of <xref linkend="guc-maintenance-work-mem"> should + be used instead. The setting has no effect on the behavior of + <command>VACUUM</command> when run in other contexts. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |