Marti Raudsepp <ma...@juffo.org> writes: > PostgreSQL's default settings change when built with Linux kernel > headers 2.6.33 or newer. As discussed on the pgsql-performance list, > this causes a significant performance regression: > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-performance/2010-10/msg00602.php
> NB! I am not proposing to change the default -- to the contrary -- > this patch restores old behavior. I'm less than convinced this is the right approach ... If open_dsync is so bad for performance on Linux, maybe it's bad everywhere? Should we be rethinking the default preference order? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers