| From: | Holger Marzen <holger(at)marzen(dot)de> |
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| To: | "Jeffrey W(dot) Baker" <jwbaker(at)acm(dot)org> |
| Cc: | "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL on XFS experiences? |
| Date: | 2004-02-26 19:46:22 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.58.0402262044190.15548@bluebell.marzen.de |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote:
> We are using PostgreSQL with the database and xlogs on (separate) XFS
> volumes under Linux 2.4.25. We are simply curious to hear your
> experiences with this combination, if you are using it. In only two
> days of heavy activity, we've already been able to corrupt one
> database. We've also seen XFS panic because of inconsistent in-memory
> metadata. Frankly we don't have the highest confidence.
I am afraid that xfs in that kernel or your hardware is buggy (probably
RAM). A 24h run of memtest86 wouldn't be bad.
Since PostgreSQL uses the operating system's calls for file operations
as any other program does, it's most probably no PostgreSQL issue.
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