Re: Document for wal_log_hints

Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 09:03:57AM +0800, Andy Fan wrote:
>> So if data checksums is enabled, nothing can be tested when turning
>> wal_log_hints on/off.
>> @@ -3319,7 +3319,7 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
>> If data checksums are enabled, hint bit updates are always WAL-logged
>> and this setting is ignored. You can use this setting to test how much
>> extra WAL-logging would occur if your database had data checksums
>> - enabled.
>> + disabled.
>> </para>
>
> It seems to me that the point if that enabling wal_log_hints is able
> to emulate how much WAL would be generated should data checksums be
> *enabled*. So the original text looks correct to me.

OK.. your explainatin looks good to me. so we should keep the original
one. Thanks for the check!

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Best Regards
Andy Fan