Re: Win32 Powerfail testing

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tatsuo Ishii [mailto:t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp]
> Sent: 06 March 2003 15:17
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Win32 Powerfail testing
>
> I'm sure FlushFileBuffers() is usesless for files opend with
> open() too.
>
> As I said in the previlus mails, open()+_commit() does the
> right job with the transaction log files. So probably I think
> I should stick with open()+_commit() approach for ordinary
> table/index files too.

Oh, I didn't see that message. So it's either:

open() + _commit()

Or

CreateFile() + FlushFileBuffers()

Magnus also mentioned using FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING or
FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH with CreateFile(). I was concerned about the
additional complexity with FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING, but
FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH sounds like it might do the job, if a little
sub-optimally.

Is there really no way of allowing a decent write cache, but then being
able to guarantee a flush at the required time? Sounds a little cuckoo
to me but then it is Microsoft...

Anyhoo, it sounds like open() and _commit is this best choice as you
say.

Regards, Dave.