Re: [HACKERS] RE: [COMMITTERS] pgsql/src/backend/access/transam(xact.c xlog.c)

[Tatsuo Ishii]

> > > New CHECKPOINT command.
> > > Auto removing of offline log files and creating new file
> > > at checkpoint time.

Can you tell me how to use CHECKPOINT please?

> > Is this the same as a SAVEPOINT?
> 
> No. Checkpoints are to speedup after crash recovery and
> to remove/archive log files. With WAL server doesn't write
> any datafiles on commit, only commit record goes to log
> (and log fsync-ed). Dirty buffers remains in memory long

Is log fsynced even I turn of -F?
--
Tatsuo Ishii