Re: using file cloning in create database / initdb

2022-08-01 Thread Thomas Munro
On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 6:15 AM Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 07:37:30PM -0800, Andres Freund wrote: > > It could theoretically help linux - but currently I think the filesystem for > > CI is ext4, which doesn't support FICLONE. I assume it'd help macos, but I > > don't know the

Re: using file cloning in create database / initdb

2022-08-01 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 07:37:30PM -0800, Andres Freund wrote: > On 2022-02-12 20:17:46 -0600, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 06:00:44PM -0800, Andres Freund wrote: > > > I bet using COW file copies would speed up our own regression tests > > > noticeably > > > - on slower

using file cloning in create database / initdb

2022-02-12 Thread Andres Freund
Hi, This thread started at https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20220213021746.GM31460%40telsasoft.com but is mostly independent, so I split the thread off On 2022-02-12 20:17:46 -0600, Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 06:00:44PM -0800, Andres Freund wrote: > > I bet using COW