Re: tablespaces and ramdisks

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: tablespaces and ramdisks
Date: 2004-08-09 16:35:10
Message-ID: 16003.1092069310@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com> writes:
> If you use tablespaces to put a high-update, non-critical table on a
> ramdisk, will updates to that table will still cause the WAL files to
> sync?

Sure. Postgres has no way of knowing that there's anything special
about such a tablespace.

> I'm looking for a way to turn off syncing completely for a table.

There isn't one, and I'm not eager to invent one.

regards, tom lane

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