Re: how unsafe (or worst scenarios) when setting fsync OFF for postgresql

["Guoping Zhang" <guoping(dot)zhang(at)nec(dot)com(dot)au>]

Hi, Guillaume,

Thanks for the reply.

I am using wal_sync_methods be open_datasync, which appear much faster than
'fdatasync'.

Regards,
Guoping

-----Original Message-----
From: Guillaume Smet [mailto:guillaume(dot)smet(at)gmail(dot)com]
Sent: 2006Äê4ÔÂ27ÈÕ 19:26
To: guoping(dot)zhang(at)nec(dot)com(dot)au
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org; Guoping Zhang (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] how unsafe (or worst scenarios) when setting
fsync OFF for postgresql


Guoping,

On 4/27/06, Guoping Zhang <guoping(dot)zhang(at)nec(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
> We have to looking at setting fsync OFF option for performance reason,

Did you try the other wal sync methods (fdatasync in particular)? I
saw a few posts lately explaining how changing sync method can affect
performances in specific cases.

--
Guillaume