Re: WAL write of full pages - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Greg Stark
Subject Re: WAL write of full pages
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Msg-id 8765d53j9j.fsf@stark.xeocode.com
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In response to Re: WAL write of full pages  (Marty Scholes <marty@outputservices.com>)
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Marty Scholes <marty@outputservices.com> writes:

> * The array is no slower on random writes then sequential ones, which means
> that the benefits of writing to WAL vs. the data files are lost.

The main benefit is that if the system crashes or loses power that your
database isn't lost.

-- 
greg



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