Re: Disable page writes when fsync off, add GUC

Michael Paesold wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >> This also adds a full_page_writes GUC to turn off page writes to WAL.
> >> Some people might not want full_page_writes.
> >
> > Fsync linkage removed, patch attached and applied.
>
> ...
> + When this option is on, the <productname>PostgreSQL</> server
> + writes full pages to WAL when they first modified after a checkpoint
> + so full recovery is possible.
>
> I believe this should be "when they _are_ first modified after".
>
> Perhaps you should also mention power failure, not only an operating system
> crash as disaster scenario, even if the latter includes the former.
>

Thanks. Done.

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