On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What I'm not too clear > about is whether a 16-bit checksum meets the needs of people who want > checksums. We need this now, hence the gymnastics to get it into this release. 16-bits of checksum is way better than zero bits of checksum, probably about a million times better (numbers taken from papers quoted earlier on effectiveness of checksums). The strategy I am suggesting is 16-bits now, 32/64 later. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
