Re: Remove fsync ON/OFF as a visible option? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Remove fsync ON/OFF as a visible option?
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Msg-id 14322.1426873525@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Remove fsync ON/OFF as a visible option?  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> There are just as many people that are running with scissors that are 
> now running (or attempting to run) our elephant in production.

Evidence please.

> Does it 
> make sense to remove fsync (and possibly full_page_writes) from such a 
> visible place as postgresql.conf?
> I don't think we should remove the features themselves but perhaps only 
> have them settable via the new alter system command?

I would object to that, because it would make it vastly more difficult
to use fsync=off easily for development.
        regards, tom lane



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