Re: problems with set_config, work_mem, maintenance_work_mem, and sorting

Jon Nelson <jnelson+pgsql@jamponi.net> writes:
> The config shows 128MB for work_mem and 2GB for maintenance_work_mem.
> Why does PostgreSQL /sometimes/ use the globally-configured values and
> sometimes use the values that come from the connection?

You sure those log entries are all from the same process?

            regards, tom lane