Re: Running PostgreSQL as fast as possible no matter the consequences - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Chris Browne
Subject Re: Running PostgreSQL as fast as possible no matter the consequences
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Msg-id 8739rfst0h.fsf@cbbrowne.afilias-int.info
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In response to Running PostgreSQL as fast as possible no matter the consequences  (A B <gentosaker@gmail.com>)
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gentosaker@gmail.com (A B) writes:
> If you just wanted PostgreSQL to go as fast as possible WITHOUT any
> care for your data (you accept 100% dataloss and datacorruption if any
> error should occur), what settings should you use then?

Use /dev/null.  It is web scale, and there are good tutorials.

But seriously, there *are* cases where "blind speed" is of use.  When
loading data into a fresh database is a good time for this; if things
fall over, it may be pretty acceptable to start "from scratch" with
mkfs/initdb.

I'd:
- turn off fsync
- turn off synchronous commit
- put as much as possible onto Ramdisk/tmpfs/similar as possible
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