Re: [HACKERS] Checkpoint request failed on version 8.2.1.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Takayuki Tsunakawa" <tsunakawa(dot)takay(at)jp(dot)fujitsu(dot)com>
Cc: "Magnus Hagander" <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jim(at)nasby(dot)net>, "Patrick Earl" <patearl(at)patearl(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Checkpoint request failed on version 8.2.1.
Date: 2007-01-16 05:29:22
Message-ID: 15400.1168925362@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Takayuki Tsunakawa" <tsunakawa(dot)takay(at)jp(dot)fujitsu(dot)com> writes:
> BTW, why does the bgwriter try to open and write the pages of already
> dropped relations?

It does not; the problem is with stale fsync requests.

> If the relation being dropeed has
> already been registered in the list of files to be fsynced, isn't it
> possible to remove the file from the list before unlinking the file,
> asking bgwriter in a similar way as ForwardFsyncRequest()?

I suggested that here
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-01/msg00642.php
but have received no feedback about it ...

regards, tom lane

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