Re: Remove fsync ON/OFF as a visible option?

"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> There are just as many people that are running with scissors that are 
> now running (or attempting to run) our elephant in production.

Evidence please.

> Does it 
> make sense to remove fsync (and possibly full_page_writes) from such a 
> visible place as postgresql.conf?
> I don't think we should remove the features themselves but perhaps only 
> have them settable via the new alter system command?

I would object to that, because it would make it vastly more difficult
to use fsync=off easily for development.
        regards, tom lane