> The O_DIRECT flag has been added in FreeBSD 4.4 (386 & Alpha) also. From > the release notes: > > Kernel Changes > > The O_DIRECT flag has been added to open(2) and fcntl(2). Specifying this > flag for open files will attempt to minimize the cache effects of reading > and writing.
I wonder if using this for WAL would be good. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
