Re: LVM snapshots - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: LVM snapshots
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Msg-id 5944.1047911539@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: LVM snapshots  ("Matt Clark" <matt@ymogen.net>)
Responses Re: LVM snapshots  ("Matt Clark" <matt@ymogen.net>)
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"Matt Clark" <matt@ymogen.net> writes:
> So when you take a snapshot there is no data to be copied, and when
> you release a snapshot some data needs to be written back.

Does the write-back preserve the original write ordering?  In general,
what happens if there's a system crash in this state?  What of errors
encountered during write-back, eg out of disk space (or is disk space
accounting still done in terms of the original volume)?

            regards, tom lane

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