| From: | Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net> |
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| To: | Yves Dorfsman <x(at)x(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: raw devices |
| Date: | 2000-07-10 20:15:59 |
| Message-ID: | 396A2EFF.1AAFFC50@selectacast.net |
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This seems to be coming up so often perhaps somebody should put it in
the FAQ.
The reason it doesn't support raw devices, according to a moderately
long discussion not too long ago, is that with modern operating systems
it is better to let the OS handle the low level stuff.
Yves Dorfsman wrote:
>
> Is there any way to use raw devices within postgreSQL, or does it support
> file system only ??
>
> Is there any reason for not supporting raw device, or is it just a
> question of not having the time to write a driver ?
>
> Yves.
> ----
> Yves Dorfsman dorfsmay(at)cuug(dot)ab(dot)ca
> http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~dorfsmay
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