Re: SQLite and ext3 journalling mode

On 12/08/2010 11:56 AM, Richard Hipp wrote:
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> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Ric Wheeler <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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>     On 12/08/2010 06:52 AM, Dan Kennedy wrote:
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>         Thanks. But to be clear, is data=ordered better than data=writeback
>         wrt. data integrity following a power failure?
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>         Regards,
>         Dan.
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>     Data integrity can mean a couple of different things.
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>     If you are file system meta-data centric (i.e., a file system developer or
>     just worried about having to run fsck after a crash to repair the file
>     system), then both options *should* be equivalent.
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>     If you are one of those annoying users who define data integrity to
>     include those annoying details like will my file have garbage in it after
>     a crash that will make my DB or other app puke, then data ordered is
>     clearly more robust.
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> Thanks, Ric.  Yes, we are numbered among the "annoying users".  Based on what 
> you are telling us, we'll recommend that people use data=ordered, barrier=1 
> for maximum data reliability in the face of power loss.

That is what I do as well - there are use cases and users that prefer the lower 
latency and can accept the trade offs that come with data writeback or 
non-barrier use, but I certainly think most users would be better using the 
settings you have above.

Good luck!

Ric