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Subject: Comments on commit regarding checksums (2266db39)
From: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>
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2PC state files actually are protected by CRC32 (see EndPrepare()), and
so is pg_control (which is not mentioned).

If we want to be thorough, it might be worth mentioning that we expect
filesystem metadata to not be corrupted/lost, either.

Regards,
	Jeff Davis



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