Re: unlogged tables - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: unlogged tables
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Msg-id 17317.1290021366@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: unlogged tables  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Robert is probably going to object that he wanted to prevent any
>> fsyncing for unlogged tables, but the discussion over in pgsql-general
>> is crystal clear that people do NOT want to lose unlogged data over
>> a clean shutdown and restart. �If all it takes to do that is to refrain
>> from lobotomizing the checkpoint logic for unlogged tables, I say we
>> should refrain.

> I think that's absolutely a bad idea.

The customer is always right, and I think we are hearing loud and clear
what the customers want.  Please let's not go out of our way to create
a feature that isn't what they want.
        regards, tom lane


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