pgsql: Support an optional asynchronous commit mode, in which we don't - Mailing list pgsql-committers

Log Message:
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Support an optional asynchronous commit mode, in which we don't flush WAL
before reporting a transaction committed.  Data consistency is still
guaranteed (unlike setting fsync = off), but a crash may lose the effects
of the last few transactions.  Patch by Simon, some editorialization by Tom.

Modified Files:
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    pgsql/doc/src/sgml:
        config.sgml (r1.133 -> r1.134)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml.diff?r1=1.133&r2=1.134)
        wal.sgml (r1.44 -> r1.45)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml.diff?r1=1.44&r2=1.45)
    pgsql/src/backend/access/transam:
        README (r1.5 -> r1.6)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/README.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6)
        clog.c (r1.42 -> r1.43)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/clog.c.diff?r1=1.42&r2=1.43)
        multixact.c (r1.23 -> r1.24)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/multixact.c.diff?r1=1.23&r2=1.24)
        slru.c (r1.40 -> r1.41)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/slru.c.diff?r1=1.40&r2=1.41)
        subtrans.c (r1.18 -> r1.19)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/subtrans.c.diff?r1=1.18&r2=1.19)
        transam.c (r1.69 -> r1.70)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/transam.c.diff?r1=1.69&r2=1.70)
        twophase.c (r1.31 -> r1.32)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/twophase.c.diff?r1=1.31&r2=1.32)
        xact.c (r1.245 -> r1.246)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c.diff?r1=1.245&r2=1.246)
        xlog.c (r1.275 -> r1.276)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c.diff?r1=1.275&r2=1.276)
    pgsql/src/backend/commands:
        dbcommands.c (r1.196 -> r1.197)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c.diff?r1=1.196&r2=1.197)
        tablespace.c (r1.48 -> r1.49)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/commands/tablespace.c.diff?r1=1.48&r2=1.49)
        vacuum.c (r1.353 -> r1.354)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c.diff?r1=1.353&r2=1.354)
    pgsql/src/backend/utils/init:
        flatfiles.c (r1.26 -> r1.27)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/init/flatfiles.c.diff?r1=1.26&r2=1.27)
    pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc:
        guc.c (r1.407 -> r1.408)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c.diff?r1=1.407&r2=1.408)
        postgresql.conf.sample (r1.221 -> r1.222)

(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample.diff?r1=1.221&r2=1.222)
    pgsql/src/backend/utils/time:
        tqual.c (r1.102 -> r1.103)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/time/tqual.c.diff?r1=1.102&r2=1.103)
    pgsql/src/include/access:
        clog.h (r1.19 -> r1.20)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/access/clog.h.diff?r1=1.19&r2=1.20)
        gist_private.h (r1.26 -> r1.27)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/access/gist_private.h.diff?r1=1.26&r2=1.27)
        slru.h (r1.20 -> r1.21)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/access/slru.h.diff?r1=1.20&r2=1.21)
        transam.h (r1.60 -> r1.61)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/access/transam.h.diff?r1=1.60&r2=1.61)
        xact.h (r1.87 -> r1.88)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/access/xact.h.diff?r1=1.87&r2=1.88)
        xlog.h (r1.81 -> r1.82)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/access/xlog.h.diff?r1=1.81&r2=1.82)
        xlogdefs.h (r1.17 -> r1.18)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/access/xlogdefs.h.diff?r1=1.17&r2=1.18)