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Re:Asynchronous I/O in DuckDB: Work, Thread, Work by mahogany on Sunday August 16, 2026 @08:52AM (#49319596)
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.
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Re:Asynchronous I/O in DuckDB: Work, Thread, Work by michaelmdresser on Sunday August 16, 2026 @11:36AM (#49321025)
In past experience with DuckDB I have found this soft-limit distinction to be very important.
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