Neil Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I wonder if we're benchmarking the right thing, though: is > opening a file with O_DIRECT sufficient to ensure that a write(2) does > not return until the data has hit disk?
Some googling suggests so, eg http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man2/open.2.html There are several useful tidbits about O_DIRECT on that page, including this quote: > "The thing that has always disturbed me about O_DIRECT is that the whole > interface is just stupid, and was probably designed by a deranged monkey > on some serious mind-controlling substances." -- Linus Somehow I find that less than confidence-building... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
