Hm, i seem to have mixed fwrite() (which buffers data in userspace) and write() (which apparently doesnt !)
        Sorry !

PFC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
        Just a stupid question about the various fsync settings.
        There is fsync=off, but is there fsync=fflush ?
        fflush would mean only an OS crash could cause data loss,
        I think.it could be useful for some applications where you need a speed
boost (like testing database import scripts...) without being as scary as
fsync=off...

I think you misunderstand.  There aren't any scenarios where a PG crash
(without hardware/OS crash) risks data, because we always at least
write() data before commit.  The only issue is how hard do we try to get
the OS+hardware to push that data down to disk.

                        regards, tom lane



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