Re: [HACKERS] Different BLKSZ

From: Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: Vadim Mikheev <vadim(at)krs(dot)ru>
Cc: Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Different BLKSZ
Date: 1999-10-12 09:11:52
Message-ID: 199910120911.SAA02979@srapc451.sra.co.jp
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>> While doing some tests, I have encountered too many problems with
>> incompatible BLKSZ (the backend comipled in different BLKSZ with the
>> one in database). I know this is my fault, but it would be nice if
>> there is better way to avoid this kind of disaster. For example:
>>
>> (1) there is a file called PG_BLKSZ under $PGDATA.
>>
>> (2) postmaster checks the contents of the file to see if it was
>> compiled in the same BLKSZ.
>>
>> (3) If not, give some error messages and exit.
>
>There is special file pg_control for the WAL purposes - good
>place for the BLCKSZ...

Nice. Do you have some functions to access the file? Seems it is a
binary file.
--
Tatsuo Ishii

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