This page:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/kernel-resources.html
has formula:
ceil((max_connections + autovacuum_max_workers) / 16)
for number of semaphore sets (identifiers).
It seems to be wrong (outdated).
Correct formula seems to be
ceil((max_connections + autovacuum_max_workers + 4) / 16)
Semaphore sets created in src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c:
1. MaxConnections
2. autovacuum_max_workers + 1
3. NUM_AUXILIARY_PROCS (currently 3)
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Anton Yuzhaninov