pg.ddx.io  pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org mailing list archive  
help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com>
To: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Sync vs. fsync during checkpoint
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 02:38:42 -0800
Message-ID: <20040203103842.GD2608@filer> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040203103605.GC2608@filer>
References: <16010.1075485076@sss.pgh.pa.us>
	<200402011333.i11DXmp29214@candle.pha.pa.us>
	<20040203103605.GC2608@filer>

Some Moron at sysexperts.com wrote:
> At checkpoint time, for each backend list, the bgwriter grabs a write
> lock on the list, copies it into its own memory space, truncates the
> list, and then releases the read lock.

Sigh.  I meant to say that it then releases the *write* lock.


-- 
Kevin Brown					      kevin@sysexperts.com



view thread (31+ messages)  latest in thread

Message-ID: <20040203103842.GD2608@filer>
Permalink:  ../20040203103842.GD2608@filer/
Also on:    postgresql.org/message-id/20040203103842.GD2608@filer

 · 

reply

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Reply to all the recipients using the --to and --cc options:
  reply via email

  To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
  Cc: kevin@sysexperts.com
  Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Sync vs. fsync during checkpoint
  In-Reply-To: <20040203103842.GD2608@filer>

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

This inbox is served by DDX for PostgreSQL; see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox