Uh, we need a context diff for this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Simon Riggs wrote: > On Fri, 2007-07-13 at 15:01 +0200, Reviewer wrote: > > > I just read your patch in order to understand a little bit what will > > happen in the next release. > > Thanks for the review. v2 attached. > > > About the guc variable wal_writer_delay, you say at the end: > > "This parameter can only > > + be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line." > > > > Well, I don't really understand if this parameter is set only at server > > startup or if it is possible to modify the postgresql.conf file and then > > reload the conf-files. > > A common confusion. I'm not personally in favour of using that phrase in > the docs, though it is the standard description of when to set this type > of parameter, so I have followed the convention. > > > Also, in the part about synchronous commit and fsync=off, there's just a > > missing verb, I think you should insist between the two possibilities : > > system or database server crash, maybe by using some bold. > > I've reworded that part. Thanks for spotting this. > > > From a user point of view, I think the documentation is clear enough, > > but I admit beeing a bit lost in the real end of the explanation, the > > part about the transaction status hint bits but I think it's not that > > important. I think I understood synchronous and asynchronous commits. > > I've added to and reworked that a bit also. > > -- > Simon Riggs > EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster -- 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 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
