>>> The point here is that fsync-off is only realistic for development or >>> playpen installations. You don't turn it off in a production >>> machine, and I can't see that you'd turn off the full-page-write >>> option either. So we have not solved anyone's performance problem. > >> Yes, this is basically another fsync-like option that isn't for >> production usage in most cases. Sad but true. > > Just to make my position perfectly clear: I don't want to see > this option shipped in 8.1.
Why not ? If your filesystem buffer size matches your pg page size, and you have a persistent write cache, the option makes perfect sense. Andreas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
