initdb and fsync - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jeff Davis
Subject initdb and fsync
Date
Msg-id 1327709981.9123.11.camel@sussancws0025
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Responses Re: initdb and fsync  (Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
It looks like initdb doesn't fsync all the files it creates, e.g. the
PG_VERSION file.

While it's unlikely that it would cause any real data loss, it can be
inconvenient in some testing scenarios involving VMs.

Thoughts? Would a patch to add a few fsync calls to initdb be accepted?
Is a platform-independent fsync be available at initdb time?

Regards,   Jeff Davis



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