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Re: [HACKERS] fsync -> fdatasync in backend/storage/file/fd.c - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

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Subject Re: [HACKERS] fsync -> fdatasync in backend/storage/file/fd.c
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.3.96.980416222641.333H-100000@thelab.hub.org
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In response to fsync -> fdatasync in backend/storage/file/fd.c  (Michal Mosiewicz <mimo@interdata.com.pl>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] fsync -> fdatasync in backend/storage/file/fd.c
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On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, Michal Mosiewicz wrote:

> I don't remember if it has been mentioned.
>
> Anyhow, I think that it would be nice to change fsync'es into
> fdatasync'es (of course as an autoconf-igurable option). I don't think
> it's necessary to update all file's metadata each time a file is
> flushed.
>
> I dunno where it's implemented. But it's for sure implemented in Linux.

    We don't have it (FreeBSD)...what does it do? *raised eyebrow*
And, how many ppl actually have fsync's enabled?

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org

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