Re: Read/Write block sizes - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Read/Write block sizes
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Msg-id 21415.1124860220@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Read/Write block sizes  ("Jeffrey W. Baker" <jwbaker@acm.org>)
Responses Re: Read/Write block sizes  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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"Jeffrey W. Baker" <jwbaker@acm.org> writes:
> To get decent I/O you need 1MB fundamental units all the way down the
> stack.

It would also be a good idea to have an application that isn't likely
to change a single bit in a 1MB range and then expect you to record
that change.  This pretty much lets Postgres out of the picture.

            regards, tom lane

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