Re: [HACKERS] fsync with sync, and Win32 unlink

From: "Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <ZeugswetterA(at)spardat(dot)at>
To: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>, "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "PostgreSQL-development" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Cc: "PostgreSQL Win32 port list" <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] fsync with sync, and Win32 unlink
Date: 2004-03-11 09:38:40
Message-ID: 46C15C39FEB2C44BA555E356FBCD6FA40184D019@m0114.s-mxs.net
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> Consider either a box with many different postgresql instances, or one
> that run both postgresql and other software. Issuing sync() in that
> sitaution will cause sync of a lot of data that probably doesn't need
> syncing.
> But it'd probably be a very good thing on a dedicated server, giving the
> kernel the chance to optimise.

It is not like the sync is done every few seconds ! It is currently done
every 5 minutes (I actually think this is too frequent now that we have
bgwriter, 10 - 20 min would be sufficient). So imho even on a heavily
otherwise used system the sync will be better.

Andreas

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