| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Karel Zak - Zakkr <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz> |
| Cc: | Jan Wieck <wieck(at)debis(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] RAW I/O device |
| Date: | 1999-12-07 03:24:24 |
| Message-ID: | 199912070324.WAA19731@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> I raise the question, because the linux kernel opening with raw-device
> new way for a faster and better database engine. I know (and agree)
> that it not is priority for next year(s?). But it is interesting, and
> is prabably good remember it during development, and not write (in future)
> features which close this good way.
I would be very surprised to see any significant change in raw vs.
filesystem i/o on modern file systems, and I am sorry, but Linux ext2
does not count as modern.
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