Re: Data directory on read-only media

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Data directory on read-only media
Date: 2005-11-21 21:40:40
Message-ID: 200511212240.41356.peter_e@gmx.net
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Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> > I think that a read-only installation of PostgreSQL would be a very
> > poor demonstration of its capabilities. Better put the data in a
> > RAM disk.
>
> RAM space is limited.

Nowadays, CD space is often more limited than RAM. You could of course
now talk about a DVD instead. I wonder what kind of performance you'd
get out of that anyway.

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Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/

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