Simon Riggs wrote: > > > 3. Should the WALWriter also do the wal_buffers half-full write at the > > > start of XLogInsert() ? > > > > That should go away entirely; to me the main point of the separate > > wal-writer process is to take over responsibility for not letting too > > many dirty wal buffers accumulate. > > Yes > > > I'll make the agreed changes by next Wed/Thurs.
Ah, here is the item Simon was talking about. Simon, when are we getting the updated patch? If not soon, the entire patch will be kept for 8.4. -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings