Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 11:06:36PM -0700, Jim Michaels wrote:
> > Q: does pgsql create data files using the filesystem and OS API, or does it
> > try to write directly into NTFS without using the API? because if it uses
> > the API, I can down the server and back it up as an alternative, check the
> > fs, etc.
>
> Yes, that is useful, but honestly, few people ask about it, and more
> people ask if we support raw devices, which is the opposite of this, so
> I don't see how adding it as a features makes sense.
Few people ask about this because it already exists, I suppose.
I don't think we're likely to add raw device support any time soon.
I don't know of anyone working in that direction.
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