Re: wal_level in postgresql.conf

From: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: wal_level in postgresql.conf
Date: 2010-05-14 03:01:00
Message-ID: AANLkTim8ZJyElYvYJ6nnSFdVoiWCEjSz-gnroJqsW0gN@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> Why is 'wal_level' listed next to 'fsync' in postgresql.conf?
>>
>>       #wal_level = 'hot_standby'              # minimal, archive, or hot_standby
>>       #fsync = on                             # turns forced synchronization on or off
>>       #synchronous_commit = on                # immediate fsync at commit
>>       #wal_sync_method = fsync                # the default is the first option
>>
>> Seems it should be in the archiving section.

-1 since wal_level affects WAL logging itself, and is to do with
not only archiving but also hot standby.

Regards,

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Fujii Masao
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
NTT Open Source Software Center

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