Checkpoints and the Background Writer: PostgreSQL 8.3 Improvements and Migration

February 10, 2010 · LRU, background, buffers, database, dba, optimization, performance, postgres, postgresql, reference, tuning, wal · 1 min

http://www.westnet.com/~gsmith/content/postgresql/chkp-bgw-83.htm

improvements to PostgreSQL that could be made by tuning wal/background writer processes