Re: Use pg_pwritev_with_retry() instead of write() in dir_open_for_write() to avoid partial writes?

On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 11:50 AM Bharath Rupireddy
<bharath(dot)rupireddyforpostgres(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 5:01 AM Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 03:44:32PM +0100, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > > So I'm kinda proposing that we only do the forward struct initialization
> > > dance when it really saves on things -- in particular, when it helps
> > > avoid or reduce massive indirect header inclusion.
> >
> > Sure.
>
> I don't think including pg_iovec.h in file_utils.h is a good idea. I
> agree that pg_iovec.h is fairly a small header file but file_utils.h
> is included in 21 .c files, as of today and the file_utils.h footprint
> might increase in future. Therefore, I'd vote for forward struct
> initialization as it is on HEAD today.

I'm attaching the v9 patch from upthread here again for further review
and to make CF bot happy.

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Bharath Rupireddy
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