On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 03:39:32PM +0100, Julien Rouhaud wrote:
> Actually, can't it create a security hazard, for instance if you call
> pg_file_sync() on a heap file and the calls errors out, since it's
> bypassing data_sync_retry?
Are you mistaking security with durability here? By default, the
function proposed is only executable by a superuser, so that's not
really a security concern.. But I agree that failing to detect a
PANIC on a fsync for a sensitive Postgres file could lead to
corruptions. That's why we PANIC these days.
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Michael
