Caching & Memory Management: Overview

Understand buffer pool architecture and how it caches data pages in memory

Configure shared_buffers, work_mem, and maintenance_work_mem for optimal performance

Diagnose memory spills to disk and fix with proper memory allocation

Monitor cache hit ratios and identify when more memory is needed

Optimize sort and hash operations to avoid temp file usage

Balance database memory with OS cache for maximum throughput

Understand buffer pool architecture and how it caches data pages in memory

Configure shared_buffers, work_mem, and maintenance_work_mem for optimal performance

Diagnose memory spills to disk and fix with proper memory allocation

Monitor cache hit ratios and identify when more memory is needed

Optimize sort and hash operations to avoid temp file usage

Balance database memory with OS cache for maximum throughput