On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>> 3. Pause for 3 seconds after every fsync.
>
>> I think something along the lines of #3 is probably a good idea,
>
> Really? Any particular delay is guaranteed wrong.
What I was getting at was - I think it's probably a good idea not to
do the fsyncs at top speed, but I'm not too sure how they should be
spaced out. I agree a fixed delay isn't necessarily right.
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