Kris Jurka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is zeroing the pages the only / best option?
It's the only way to avoid a core dump when the system tries to process the page. And no, I don't want to propagate the notion that "this page is broken" beyond the buffer manager, so testing elsewhere isn't an acceptable answer. Basically, one should only turn this variable on after giving up on the possibility of getting any data out of the broken page itself. It would be folly to run with it turned on as a normal setting. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]