Re: pgsql: Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggesti

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggesti
Date: 2011-01-26 11:31:55
Message-ID: AANLkTim+8c_mJWSrwC_0p0MaA4+F=XjRxW4+YtWSEJ8L@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggestion from
> Robvert Haas.

The revised text is just as silly as the original text. The point is
that with fsync turned off, the *entire database* is toast after a
crash. You don't need to give any special warning for
synchronous_commit above and beyond what applies to the whole section.
Just delete that part.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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