On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 04:35:31PM -0500, Jan Wieck wrote: > For sure the sync() needs to be replaced by the discussed fsync() of > recently written files. And I think the algorithm how much and how often > to flush can be significantly improved. But after all, this does not > change the real checkpointing at all, and the general framework having a > separate process is what we probably want.
Why is the sync() needed at all? My understanding was that it was only needed in case of a checkpoint. Kurt ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
