On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 14:40, Merlin Moncure wrote:
> I am batch inserting insert statements into a database with fsync = on.
> My single disk system is on a 10k drive...even though I am inside a
> transaction there is at least 1 file sync per row insert.
Which filesystem?
PostgreSQL isn't issuing the sync except at commit of a transaction, but
some filesystems do wacky things if you ask them too.