Re: Allowing WAL fsync to be done via O_SYNC

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Allowing WAL fsync to be done via O_SYNC
Date: 2001-03-16 05:23:31
Message-ID: 19627.984720211@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> My question was what are we needing to test? If we can do only single writes
> to the log, don't we prefer O_* to fsync, and the O_D* options over
> plain O_*? Am I confused?

I don't think we have enough data to conclude that with any certainty.

regards, tom lane

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