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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Oskari Saarenmaa <os@ohmu.fi>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Use pread and pwrite instead of lseek + write and read
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:16:16 -0400
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> Well, I think you're pointing out some things that need to be figured
> out, but I hardly think that's a good enough reason to pour cold water
> on the whole approach.

If somebody feels like doing the legwork to find out if those performance
hazards are real (which I freely concede they may not be), fine.  I'm just
saying this isn't a slam-dunk commit-it-and-move-on win.

			regards, tom lane


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