Thread: pgsql: Change postgresql.conf.sample to say that fsync=off will corrupt
Change postgresql.conf.sample to say that fsync=off will corrupt data. Discussion: 24748.1461764666@sss.pgh.pa.us Per a suggestion from Craig Ringer. This wording from Tom Lane, following discussion. Branch ------ master Details ------- http://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/a31212b429cd3397fb3147b1a584ae33224454a6 Modified Files -------------- src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Robert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org> writes:
> Change postgresql.conf.sample to say that fsync=off will corrupt data.
Why did you say "disk corruption" rather than "data corruption"?
The former is not a phrase we usually use.
regards, tom lane
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Robert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org> writes: >> Change postgresql.conf.sample to say that fsync=off will corrupt data. > > Why did you say "disk corruption" rather than "data corruption"? > The former is not a phrase we usually use. Oops. Will go fix that now. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company