Hi, I'm playing with wal parameters and found that wal_sync_method = open_sync enormously enhance the performance on my machine. Without it (using default fsync) I got only 90 tps at the best using pgbench (-s 2). However if I set wal_sync_method = open_sync, I get ~200 tps. I have checked PostgreSQL uses O_SYNC flag when it opens WAL log files using strace. Can anybody tell me why? I am afraid this is just a dream:-) Linux kernel 2.2.17. -- Tatsuo Ishii ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly