| From: | Mark Kirkwood <markir(at)paradise(dot)net(dot)nz> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, daveg <daveg(at)sonic(dot)net>, ITAGAKI Takahiro <itagaki(dot)takahiro(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Free WAL caches on switching segments |
| Date: | 2006-02-14 05:06:04 |
| Message-ID: | 43F1653C.2060101@paradise.net.nz |
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>
>>Yes, your vote counts very much. What if I apply the patch, but mark
>>the posix_advise() call in a NOT_USED macro block, so it will be ready
>>for people to test, but will not be used until we are sure.
>
>
> Sounds like a recipe for ensuring it never will be tested. What's
> needed here is some actual tests, not preparation...
>
Gotta second that.
Does the OP have a test scenario that those of us with appropriate OS's
could try? Come to think of it, what are the appropriate OS's? (I see
NetBSD mentioned so I suppose all the *BSDs, but what others?).
Cheers
Mark
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