Re: Idea about better configuration options for sort memory

Tom Lane wrote:
> Now, what should we call it instead?  I haven't come up with any
> compelling thoughts --- the best I can do is "big_sort_mem" or
> "single_sort_mem".  Surely someone out there has a better idea.
> 
> BTW, does anyone want to lobby for renaming sort_mem at the same time?
> Since it's used for sizing hash tables as well as sort workspace, it's
> rather misnamed.  I hesitate to rename it because of the potential for
> confusion though.  People are pretty used to the existing name.

Hmmm ... maybe query_work_mem and maintenance_work_mem, or something 
similar?

Joe