On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 04:19:41PM -0800, Jeff Davis wrote: > It looks like initdb doesn't fsync all the files it creates, e.g. the > PG_VERSION file. > > While it's unlikely that it would cause any real data loss, it can be > inconvenient in some testing scenarios involving VMs. > > Thoughts? Would a patch to add a few fsync calls to initdb be accepted?
+1. If I'm piloting "strace -f" right, initdb currently issues *no* syncs. We'd probably, then, want a way to re-disable the fsyncs for hacker benefit. > Is a platform-independent fsync be available at initdb time? Not sure. Thanks, nm -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
