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The specified size is rounded to the nearest multiple of the 45 cache region size, which is the initial cache size divided by the 46 number of regions specified to the 47 <a class="xref" href="envset_cachesize.html" title="DbEnv::set_cachesize()">DbEnv::set_cachesize()</a> 48 method. If no value is specified, it defaults to the initial cache 49 size. 50 </p> 51 <p> 52 The database environment's maximum cache size may also be configured using the 53 environment's <a href="../../programmer_reference/env_db_config.html#env_db_config.DB_CONFIG" class="olink">DB_CONFIG</a> file. The 54 syntax of the entry in that file is a single line with the string "set_cache_max", one or 55 more whitespace characters, and the size in bytes. Because the 56 <a href="../../programmer_reference/env_db_config.html#env_db_config.DB_CONFIG" class="olink">DB_CONFIG</a> file is read when the 57 database environment is opened, it will silently overrule configuration done before that 58 time. 59 </p> 60 <p> 61 The <code class="methodname">DbEnv::set_cache_max()</code> method configures a database environment, 62 not only operations performed using the specified 63 <a class="link" href="env.html" title="Chapter��5.�� The DbEnv Handle">DbEnv</a> handle. 64 </p> 65 <p> 66 The <code class="methodname">DbEnv::set_cache_max()</code> method may be called at any time during 67 the life of the application. 68 </p> 69 <p> 70 The <code class="methodname">DbEnv::set_cache_max()</code> <span> 71 72 <span> 73 method either returns a non-zero error value or throws an 74 exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on 75 failure, and returns 0 on success. 76 </span> 77 </span> 78 </p> 79 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 80 <div class="titlepage"> 81 <div> 82 <div> 83 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1692382"></a>Parameters</h3> 84 </div> 85 </div> 86 </div> 87 <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 88 <div class="titlepage"> 89 <div> 90 <div> 91 <h4 class="title"><a id="id1692544"></a>bytes</h4> 92 </div> 93 </div> 94 </div> 95 <p> 96 The <span class="bold"><strong>bytes</strong></span> parameter specifies the number of 97 bytes which, when added to the <span class="bold"><strong>gbytes</strong></span> 98 parameter, specifies the maximum size of the cache. 99 </p> 100 </div> 101 <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 102 <div class="titlepage"> 103 <div> 104 <div> 105 <h4 class="title"><a id="id1692631"></a>gbytes</h4> 106 </div> 107 </div> 108 </div> 109 <p> 110 The <span class="bold"><strong>gbytes</strong></span> parameter specifies the number of 111 bytes which, when added to the <span class="bold"><strong>bytes</strong></span> 112 parameter, specifies the maximum size of the cache. 113 </p> 114 </div> 115 </div> 116 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 117 <div class="titlepage"> 118 <div> 119 <div> 120 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1692689"></a>Errors</h3> 121 </div> 122 </div> 123 </div> 124 <p> 125 The <code class="methodname">DbEnv::set_cache_max()</code> <span> 126 127 <span> 128 method may fail and throw a <a class="link" href="dbexception.html" title="Chapter��6.��The DbException Class">DbException</a> 129 exception, encapsulating one of the following non-zero errors, or return one 130 of the following non-zero errors: 131 </span> 132 </span> 133 </p> 134 <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 135 <div class="titlepage"> 136 <div> 137 <div> 138 <h4 class="title"><a id="id1692691"></a>EINVAL</h4> 139 </div> 140 </div> 141 </div> 142 <p> 143 An invalid flag value or parameter was specified. 144 </p> 145 </div> 146 </div> 147 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 148 <div class="titlepage"> 149 <div> 150 <div> 151 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1692603"></a>Class</h3> 152 </div> 153 </div> 154 </div> 155 <p> 156 <a class="link" href="env.html" title="Chapter��5.�� The DbEnv Handle">DbEnv</a> 157 </p> 158 </div> 159 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 160 <div class="titlepage"> 161 <div> 162 <div> 163 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1692576"></a>See Also</h3> 164 </div> 165 </div> 166 </div> 167 <p> 168 <a class="xref" href="env.html#envlist" title="Database Environments and Related Methods">Database Environments and Related Methods</a> 169 </p> 170 </div> 171 </div> 172 <div class="navfooter"> 173 <hr /> 174 <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> 175 <tr> 176 <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="memptrickle.html">Prev</a>��</td> 177 <td width="20%" align="center"> 178 <a accesskey="u" href="memp.html">Up</a> 179 </td> 180 <td width="40%" align="right">��<a accesskey="n" href="envset_cachesize.html">Next</a></td> 181 </tr> 182 <tr> 183 <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DbEnv::memp_trickle()��</td> 184 <td width="20%" align="center"> 185 <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> 186 </td> 187 <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">��DbEnv::set_cachesize()</td> 188 </tr> 189 </table> 190 </div> 191 </body> 192</html> 193