Re: New CRC algorithm: Slicing by 8 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: New CRC algorithm: Slicing by 8
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Msg-id 26349.1161625961@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: New CRC algorithm: Slicing by 8  ("Simon Riggs" <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
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"Simon Riggs" <simon@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> Instead, I'd like to include a parameter to turn off CRC altogether, for
> heavily CPU bound operations and the WAL drive on trustworthy hardware.

No can do --- we rely on the checksums to be able to tell when we've hit
the end of WAL during replay.  You may as well propose not writing WAL
at all (and no, I don't think it'd pass).
        regards, tom lane


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