From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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To: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Document how to turn off disk write cache on popular operating |
Date: | 2007-12-11 13:18:42 |
Message-ID: | 200712111318.lBBDIgg06843@momjian.us |
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Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 02:05:05PM +0000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Log Message:
> > -----------
> > Document how to turn off disk write cache on popular operating systems.
> >
> > Modified Files:
> > --------------
> > pgsql/doc/src/sgml:
> > wal.sgml (r1.46 -> r1.47)
> > (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml?r1=1.46&r2=1.47)
>
> Should this mention that you don't need to turn it off at the disk level if
> you use fsync_writethrough?
Uh, I remember we looked at this checkbox before but I don't remember
the details, and I can't find a comment about it. Was the issue that
writethrough always forces through the disk cache? Is that the default
on Win32? Did we comment this somewhere?
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