Re: [HACKERS] Changing the default wal_sync_method to open_sync for

Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:30:37 -0500 (EST)

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.win32,gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.general
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Dave Page wrote:
> > 2.  Another question is what to do with 8.0.X?  Do we 
> > backpatch this for
> > Win32 performance?  Can we test it enough to know it will work well? 
> > 8.0.2 is going to have a more rigorous testing cycle because of the
> > buffer manager changes.
> 
> This question was asked earlier, and iirc, a few people said yes, and
> no-one said no. I'm most definitely in the yes camp.

I have backpatched O_SYNC for Win32 to 8.0.X.  Everyone seems to agree
it should be supported by wal_sync_method.  --- the "default" issue
still needs discussion.

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