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Re: [HACKERS] Re: Faster CREATE DATABASE by delaying fsync (was 8.4.1 ubuntu karmic slow createdb)

Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>

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From: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Greg Smith <greg@2ndquadrant.com>, Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>, pgsql-performance@postgresql.org, Michael Clemmons <glassresistor@gmail.com>, Hannu Krosing <hannu@2ndquadrant.com>, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>
Date: 2010-02-08T07:13:41Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers, pgsql-performance 
On Monday 08 February 2010 05:53:23 Robert Haas wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Alvaro Herrera
> 
> <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> > Andres Freund escribió:
> >> I personally think the fsync on the directory should be added to the
> >> stable branches - other opinions?
> >> If wanted I can prepare patches for that.
> > 
> > Yeah, it seems there are two patches here -- one is the addition of
> > fsync_fname() and the other is the fsync_prepare stuff.
> 
> Andres, you want to take a crack at splitting this up?
Will do. Later today or tomorrow morning.

Andres