Re: [DOCS] Details of how temp_buffers are actually used would benice

On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 03:43:22PM +0000, davecramer@gmail.com wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
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> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/sql-deallocate.html
> Description:
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> It's not clear that temp_buffers determine the size of a temp table that
> will be entirely in memory.

Well, it depends what other temp tables are being accessed in the
session as to whether the table is completely in temp_buffers or
overflows to disk.

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