Re: "make check" fails over NFS or tmpfs - Mailing list pgsql-general

From SODA Noriyuki
Subject Re: "make check" fails over NFS or tmpfs
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Msg-id 17521.20475.313478.662625@srapc2586.sra.co.jp
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In response to Re: "make check" fails over NFS or tmpfs  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
Thanks for the reply.

>>>>> On Mon, 22 May 2006 01:05:38 -0400, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> said:

 > SODA Noriyuki <soda@sra.co.jp> writes:
>> We've encountered failures of "make check", when we put PostgreSQL
>> data directory on a NFS filesystem or a tmpfs filesystem.
>> It doesn't always fail, but fails occasionally.

> Is the NFS filesystem mounted fail-soft?

It's mounted with "hard" option.

> As a rule, database people will tell you to just go away if you
> admit to running a database over NFS.  Its idea of reliability
> is at least an order of magnitude worse than what we consider
> acceptable.

Yeah ;)
But weren't you surprised by the fact that tmpfs doesn't work either,
and fails more quicker than nfs?

Anyway, thanks for the reply.
--
SODA Noriyuki

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