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Point out that CREATE INDEX uses sorts and hence sort_mem GUC parameter.

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Bruce Momjian 2002-09-17 21:41:47 +00:00
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Specifies the amount of memory to be used by internal sorts and
hashes before switching to temporary disk files. The value is
specified in kilobytes, and defaults to 1024 kilobytes (1MB).
Note that for a complex query, several sorts and/or hashes might be
running in parallel, and each one will be allowed to use as much
memory as this value specifies before it starts to put data into
temporary files. Also, each running backend could be doing one
or more sorts simultaneously, so the total memory used could be
many times the value of <varname>SORT_MEM</varname>.
Note that for a complex query, several sorts might be running in
parallel, and each one will be allowed to use as much memory as
this value specifies before it starts to put data into temporary
files. Also, each running backend could be doing one or more
sorts simultaneously, so the total memory used could be many
times the value of <varname>SORT_MEM</varname>. Sorts are used
by ORDER BY, merge joins, and CREATE INDEX.
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