Forcing memory_page_max to be smaller than cache causes more problems

than it solves. Remove the check.

3 files changed, 5 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/dist/api_data.py b/dist/api_data.py
index 4c3695f6646..7eff966f317 100644
--- a/dist/api_data.py
+++ b/dist/api_data.py
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ file_config = format_meta + lsm_config + [
 		min=0),
 	Config('memory_page_max', '5MB', r'''
 		the maximum size a page can grow to in memory before being reconciled
-		to disk. Must be less than the size of the cache. This limit is soft -
-		it is possible for pages to be temporarily larger than this value''',
+		to disk. This limit is soft - it is possible for pages to be
+		temporarily larger than this value''',
 		min='512B', max='10TB'),
 	Config('prefix_compression', 'true', r'''
 		configure row-store format key prefix compression''',
diff --git a/src/btree/bt_handle.c b/src/btree/bt_handle.c
index ff4b519065b..72040342085 100644
--- a/src/btree/bt_handle.c
+++ b/src/btree/bt_handle.c
@@ -590,12 +590,6 @@ __btree_page_sizes(WT_SESSION_IMPL *session, const char *config)
 		    "page sizes must be a multiple of the page allocation "
 		    "size (%" PRIu32 "B)", btree->allocsize);
 
-	/* In memory page size must be smaller than cache size. */
-	if (btree->maxmempage > S2C(session)->cache_size)
-		WT_RET_MSG(session, EINVAL,
-		    "Memory page maximum must be less than or equal to cache "
-		    "size (%" PRIu64 "B)", S2C(session)->cache_size);
-
 	/*
 	 * Set the split percentage: reconciliation splits to a
 	 * smaller-than-maximum page size so we don't split every time a new
diff --git a/src/include/wiredtiger.in b/src/include/wiredtiger.in
index 7c2d77767c9..58cc3a53270 100644
--- a/src/include/wiredtiger.in
+++ b/src/include/wiredtiger.in
@@ -707,10 +707,9 @@ struct __wt_session {
 	 * @config{lsm_merge_threads, the number of thread to perform merge
 	 * operations.,an integer between 1 and 10; default \c 1.}
 	 * @config{memory_page_max, the maximum size a page can grow to in
-	 * memory before being reconciled to disk. Must be less than the size of
-	 * the cache. This limit is soft - it is possible for pages to be
-	 * temporarily larger than this value.,an integer between 512B and 10TB;
-	 * default \c 5MB.}
+	 * memory before being reconciled to disk. This limit is soft - it is
+	 * possible for pages to be temporarily larger than this value.,an
+	 * integer between 512B and 10TB; default \c 5MB.}
 	 * @config{prefix_compression, configure row-store format key prefix
 	 * compression.,a boolean flag; default \c true.}
 	 * @config{source, override the default data source URI derived from the