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io_workers
Selects the number of I/O worker processes to use. The default is 3. This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line. Only has an effect if io_method is set to worker.
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- Resource Usage / I/O
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- Number of IO worker processes, for io_method=worker.
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Definition PG 18
Selects the number of I/O worker processes to use. The default is 3. This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line. Only has an effect if io_method is set to worker.
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