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Update write-cache docs to mention windows behavior for various

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fsync_methods.

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Bruce Momjian 2007-12-16 14:03:32 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml,v 1.49 2007/12/10 22:08:36 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml,v 1.50 2007/12/16 14:03:32 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="wal"> <chapter id="wal">
<title>Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log</title> <title>Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log</title>
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write caching. On <productname>FreeBSD</> use write caching. On <productname>FreeBSD</> use
<application>atacontrol</>. (For SCSI disks use <ulink <application>atacontrol</>. (For SCSI disks use <ulink
url="http://sg.torque.net/sg/sdparm.html"><application>sdparm</></ulink> url="http://sg.torque.net/sg/sdparm.html"><application>sdparm</></ulink>
to turn off <literal>WCE</>.) On <productname>Windows</> write caching is to turn off <literal>WCE</>.) On <productname>Windows</> if
disabled by unchecking <literal>My Computer\Open\{select disk <varname>wal_sync_method</> is <literal>open_datasync</> (the default),
write caching is disabled by unchecking <literal>My
Computer\Open\{select disk
drive}\Properties\Hardware\Properties\Policies\Enable write caching on drive}\Properties\Hardware\Properties\Policies\Enable write caching on
the disk</>. the disk</>. Also on Windows, <literal>fsync</> and
<literal>fsync_writethrough</> never use write caching.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>