| From: | Andrew Sullivan <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info> |
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| To: | pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Perfomance Tuning |
| Date: | 2003-08-08 18:53:23 |
| Message-ID: | 20030808185323.GH2967@libertyrms.info |
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On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 09:40:20AM -0700, Jonathan Gardner wrote:
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> Redhat puts ext3 on by default. Consider switching to a non-journaling FS
> (ext2?) with the partition that holds your data and WAL.
I would give you exactly the opposite advice: _never_ use a
non-journalling fs for your data and WAL. I suppose if you can
afford to lose some transactions, you can do without journalling.
Otherwise, you're just borrowing trouble, near as I can tell.
A
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