Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Sync vs. fsync during checkpoint - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Kevin Brown
Subject Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Sync vs. fsync during checkpoint
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Msg-id 20040203103842.GD2608@filer
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In response to Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Sync vs. fsync during checkpoint  (Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com>)
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Some Moron at sysexperts.com wrote:
> At checkpoint time, for each backend list, the bgwriter grabs a write
> lock on the list, copies it into its own memory space, truncates the
> list, and then releases the read lock.

Sigh.  I meant to say that it then releases the *write* lock.


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Kevin Brown                          kevin@sysexperts.com


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