Re: BUG #7521: Cannot disable WAL log while using pg_dump - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: BUG #7521: Cannot disable WAL log while using pg_dump
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Msg-id CA+TgmobCiaGCuTMS8FvES+tXNuUPhZ5fYUb6PV_z3t1Ekw4qSA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: BUG #7521: Cannot disable WAL log while using pg_dump  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: BUG #7521: Cannot disable WAL log while using pg_dump  (Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi>)
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On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:57 AM,  <boy@atsc.nl> wrote:
>>> So it would be nice if there is an option to disable WAL logging while
>>> running pg_dump.
>
>> pg_dump doesn't modify any data, so I don't see how it could be
>> causing WAL logs to get generated.
>
> Doesn't hint-bit setting cause WAL traffic these days?

I sure as heck don't think so.

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Robert Haas
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