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From: Josh Berkus <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: no universally correct setting for fsync
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 17:23:10 -0700
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> The real question is how much of a speed-up fsync provides compared to
> the same workload with synchronous_commit disabled.  The only case for
> fsync=off is one where that number is much faster.  

I can't say I've tested this.  Most of my head-to-heads on fsync were
before asych existed.

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                                  -- Josh Berkus
                                     PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
                                     http://www.pgexperts.com

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