Re: MySQL not increasing buffers

[Vivek Khera]

>>>>> "MW" == Michael Widenius <monty@stripped> writes:

MW> The MySQL key cache isn't a strict queue as keys may be reordered if
MW> you hit a row that is already in the queue.  The method is strictly
MW> 'oldest accessed key_buffer gets out'.

Which is precisely LRU.

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