RE: CRCs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Mikheev, Vadim
Subject RE: CRCs
Date
Msg-id 8F4C99C66D04D4118F580090272A7A234D3276@sectorbase1.sectorbase.com
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In response to CRCs  (ncm@zembu.com (Nathan Myers))
Responses Re: CRCs  (ncm@zembu.com (Nathan Myers))
List pgsql-hackers
> > You know - this is *core* assumption. If drive lies about this then
> > *nothing* will help you. Do you remember core rule of WAL?
> > "Changes must be logged *before* changed data pages written".
> > If this rule will be broken then data files will be inconsistent
> > after crash recovery and you will not notice this, w/wo CRC in
> > data blocks.
> 
> You can include the data blocks' CRCs in the log entries.

How could it help?

Vadim


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