[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I don't believe that fsync() on Linux syncs the whole file system > either.
Indeed. I'd disregard this as coming from someone who knows much less than he thinks. (The most likely explanation for his results, I expect, is that FreeBSD is trying to fsync and the disk drive is lying to it, whereas on his comparison Linux machine the drive is not configured to lie about write-complete.) regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org