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Re: Changing the default wal_sync_method to open_sync for Win32? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Changing the default wal_sync_method to open_sync for Win32?
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Msg-id 20025.1111033569@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Changing the default wal_sync_method to open_sync for Win32?  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Notice we never default to open_sync.  However, on Win32, Magnus got a
> 60% speedup by using open_sync, implemented using
> FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH.  Now, because this the fastest on Win32, I
> think we should default to open_sync on Win32.  The attached patch
> implements this.

... and breaks open_datasync for all other platforms ...

            regards, tom lane

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