On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: >> 3. Pause for 3 seconds after every fsync. > >> I think something along the lines of #3 is probably a good idea, > > Really? Any particular delay is guaranteed wrong.
What I was getting at was - I think it's probably a good idea not to do the fsyncs at top speed, but I'm not too sure how they should be spaced out. I agree a fixed delay isn't necessarily right. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers