tgl wrote:
: [...] (We have to physically fill each segment with zeroes to
: ensure that the system has actually allocated a whole 16MB to it;
: otherwise we fall victim to the "hole-saving" allocation technique
: of most Unix filesystems.) [...]
Could you explain how postgresql can "fall victim" the filesystem hole
mechanism? Just hoping to force actual storage allocation, or hoping
to discourage fragmentation?
- FChE
