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mahogany 42 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Asynchronous I/O in DuckDB: Work, Thread, Work

Note that SET memory_limit is a soft limit and can be completely ignored for some tasks, so this wouldn’t be the same as having a limit on physical memory.

michaelmdresser 42 days ago [–]

In past experience with DuckDB I have found this soft-limit distinction to be very important.

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