Re: data_checksums enabled by default (was: Move --data-checksums to common options in initdb --help) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Hi,

On 2021-01-06 13:01:59 -0500, Stephen Frost wrote:
> * Andres Freund (andres@anarazel.de) wrote:
> > > imv, enabling page checksums is akin to having fsync enabled by default.
> > > Does it impact performance?  Yes, surely quite a lot, but it's also the
> > > safe and sane choice when it comes to defaults.
> > 
> > Oh for crying out loud.
> 
> Not sure what you're hoping to gain from such comments, but it doesn't
> do anything to change my opinion.

It seems so facetious to compare fsync=off (will cause corruption) with
data_checksums=off (will not cause corruption) that I find the
comparison to be insulting.

Greetings,

Andres Freund