Re: [PATCHES] Disable page writes when fsync off, add GUC

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Disable page writes when fsync off, add GUC
Date: 2005-07-05 15:54:47
Message-ID: 23360.1120578887@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> That is a question I had in my mind. I added documentation that turning
> off fsync also disables full_page_writes, but we could decouple them and
> tell people to consider disableing full_pages_writes if they turn off
> fsync, basically suggesting they make the second change.

> Other opinions?

I'm for treating them as independent options.

regards, tom lane

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