Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> writes: > On 11/30/2010 10:09 PM, Tom Lane wrote: >> We should wait for the outcome of the discussion about whether to change >> the default wal_sync_method before worrying about this.
> we've just had a significant PGX customer encounter this with the latest > Postgres on Redhat's freshly released flagship product. Presumably the > default wal_sync_method will only change prospectively. I don't think so. The fact that Linux is changing underneath us is a compelling reason for back-patching a change here. Our older branches still have to be able to run on modern OS versions. I'm also fairly unclear on what you think a fix would look like if it's not effectively a change in the default. (Hint: this *will* be changing, one way or another, in Red Hat's version of 8.4, since that's what RH is shipping in RHEL6.) regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers