diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO index b3b526011a..deffc49ac0 100644 --- a/doc/TODO +++ b/doc/TODO @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ PostgreSQL TODO List ==================== Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) -Last updated: Tue Jul 17 20:15:52 EDT 2007 +Last updated: Wed Aug 1 19:13:20 EDT 2007 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -1330,15 +1330,7 @@ Write-Ahead Log rotation to fsync again. One idea is to write the WAL to different offsets that might reduce the rotational delay. -* Allow buffered WAL writes and fsync - - Instead of guaranteeing recovery of all committed transactions, this - would provide improved performance by delaying WAL writes and fsync - so an abrupt operating system restart might lose a few seconds of - committed transactions but still be consistent. We could perhaps - remove the 'fsync' parameter (which results in an an inconsistent - database) in favor of this capability. - +* -Allow buffered WAL writes and fsync * Allow WAL logging to be turned off for a table, but the table might be dropped or truncated during crash recovery [walcontrol] diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html index d8805855a1..4c3615b6c9 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

PostgreSQL TODO List

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
-Last updated: Tue Jul 17 20:15:52 EDT 2007 +Last updated: Wed Aug 1 19:13:20 EDT 2007

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -1182,14 +1182,7 @@ first. There is also a developer's wiki at
rotation to fsync again. One idea is to write the WAL to different offsets that might reduce the rotational delay.

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  • Allow buffered WAL writes and fsync -

    Instead of guaranteeing recovery of all committed transactions, this - would provide improved performance by delaying WAL writes and fsync - so an abrupt operating system restart might lose a few seconds of - committed transactions but still be consistent. We could perhaps - remove the 'fsync' parameter (which results in an an inconsistent - database) in favor of this capability. -

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  • -Allow buffered WAL writes and fsync
  • Allow WAL logging to be turned off for a table, but the table might be dropped or truncated during crash recovery [walcontrol]

    Allow tables to bypass WAL writes and just fsync() dirty pages on