| From: | Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> |
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| To: | pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Antonin Houska <ah(at)cybertec(dot)at> |
| Cc: | Ants Aasma <ants(at)cybertec(dot)at>, Sasasu <i(at)sasa(dot)su>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: storing an explicit nonce |
| Date: | 2021-10-07 16:26:26 |
| Message-ID: | 480295D6-626A-49E5-B067-38B5AD650DF7@anarazel.de |
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Hi,
On October 7, 2021 8:54:54 AM PDT, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
>Uh, technically most drives use 512-byte sectors, but I don't know if
>there is any guarantee that 512-byte sectors will not be torn --- I have
>a feeling there isn't. I think we get away with the hint bit case
>because you can't tear a single bit. ;-)
We rely on it today, e.g. for the control file.
Andres
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