posix_fadvsise in base backups
Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
From: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
To: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2011-09-24T15:08:17Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Attachments
- base_backup_fadvise.patch (text/x-patch) patch
Attached patch adds a simple call to posix_fadvise with POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED on all the files being read when doing a base backup, to help the kernel not to trash the filesystem cache. Seems like a simple enough fix - in fact, I don't remember why I took it out of the original patch :O Any reason not to put this in? Is it even safe enough to put into 9.1 (probably not, but maybe?) -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/