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

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>

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From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>, 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: 2010-02-08T04:53:23Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers, pgsql-performance 
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?

...Robert