Re: Weird XFS WAL problem

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: "Greg Smith" <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "Scott Marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "Craig James" <craig_james(at)emolecules(dot)com>, "Matthew Wakeling" <matthew(at)flymine(dot)org>, <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Weird XFS WAL problem
Date: 2010-06-03 20:01:03
Message-ID: 4C07C3AF0200002500031EC4@gw.wicourts.gov
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Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:

> I think this can only be resolved usefully for all of us at the
> RAID firmware level. If the controller had some logic that said
> "it's OK to not flush the cache when that call comes in if my
> battery is working fine", that would make this whole problem go
> away.

That is exactly what I've been trying to suggest. Sorry for not
being more clear about it.

-Kevin

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