On 9/1/2004 1:59 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Guys,
>
>> > Improved Memory and I/O usage: With this release of PostgreSQL, disk
>> > input/output subsystems have been improved to use shared buffers more
>> > effectively, yielding significant increases in speed and performance.
>
> Comment from Jan:
>
> Improved Memory and I/O: Disk and memory usage have been improved thanks to
> the contributions of Afilias Inc., through Adaptive Resource Cache, the
> Background Writer, and Lazy Vacuum. This will result in more predictable
> loads and substantially better performance during peak usage times.
ARC == Adaptive Replacement Cache
>
> More re-writes tonight!
>
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