sync()

Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp>

From: Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2003-01-08T06:08:49Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
I noticed sync() is used in PostgreSQL.

CHECKPOINT -> FlushBufferPool() -> smgrsync() -> mdsync() -> sync()

Can someone tell me why we need sync() here?
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Tatsuo Ishii