pgsql: Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggesti

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#1Bruce Momjian
bruce@momjian.us

Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggestion from
Robvert Haas.

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master

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http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=a91c950658016162020258574fb98aba182a5eac

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doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

#2Robert Haas
robertmhaas@gmail.com
In reply to: Bruce Momjian (#1)
Re: pgsql: Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggesti

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:

Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggestion from
Robvert Haas.

The revised text is just as silly as the original text. The point is
that with fsync turned off, the *entire database* is toast after a
crash. You don't need to give any special warning for
synchronous_commit above and beyond what applies to the whole section.
Just delete that part.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

#3Bruce Momjian
bruce@momjian.us
In reply to: Robert Haas (#2)
Re: pgsql: Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggesti

Robert Haas wrote:

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:

Update warning about synchronous-commit durability, per suggestion from
Robvert Haas.

The revised text is just as silly as the original text. The point is
that with fsync turned off, the *entire database* is toast after a
crash. You don't need to give any special warning for
synchronous_commit above and beyond what applies to the whole section.
Just delete that part.

I understand now. Doc patch attached and committed.

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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com

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