Re: Changing the default wal_sync_method to open_sync for Win32?

Tom Lane <[email protected]> Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:26:09 -0500

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.general,gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.win32
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> writes:
> Notice we never default to open_sync.  However, on Win32, Magnus got a
> 60% speedup by using open_sync, implemented using
> FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH.  Now, because this the fastest on Win32, I
> think we should default to open_sync on Win32.  The attached patch
> implements this.

... and breaks open_datasync for all other platforms ...

			regards, tom lane

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