> [!CheckpointStart] > <table><tr><td rowspan="4" width="25%"><img src="assets/wl_ipc_checkpointstart.png"></td><td><b>Wait Category</b></td><td>IPC</td></tr><tr><td><b>Mechanism</b></td><td><code>Checkpointer</code></td></tr><tr><td><b>Operations</b></td><td><a href="Operations/Table/SeqScan">SeqScan</a></td></tr><tr><td><b>Resources</b></td><td><a href="Resources/CPU">CPU</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><b>Maintenance Queueing Barrier</b>. Checkpoints can be triggered automatically (by time or WAL volume) or manually (via the <code>CHECKPOINT</code> command).</td></tr></table>