True ACID under linux (no fsync)? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Gary Howland (During daytime)
Subject True ACID under linux (no fsync)?
Date
Msg-id 20001031140143.27596.cpmta@c012.sfo.cp.net
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List pgsql-general
Hi,

Just a quickie - I heard that linux does not have a working fsync() call
(it has no concept of raw devices).  In other words, fsync cannot be used
to ensure that data is on disk (try it with a floppy - it returns IMMEDIATELY!!! - long before the write finishes)

This is for ALL linuxes.

Does this mean that postgres is unrealiable (or non ACID-conforming) under linux?

Gary

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