Dave Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 5-Nov-08, at 12:21 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> nvalid argument"??  On the platforms I have handy, the only documented
>> reason for open(2) to fail with EINVAL is illegal value of the flags
>> argument, which should be impossible.  What platform is this and what
>> wal_sync_method are you using?

> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga)

> wal_sync method is open_sync
> Thing is the server is running off of a ramdisk for the move (very  
> temporarily)

Huh, is it possible that Linux rejects O_SYNC for a file on ramdisk?
I guess I could see an argument for doing that but it seems a tad
anal-retentive.  Try setting fsync = off and see what happens.

                        regards, tom lane

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