Re: Block-level CRC checks

Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> The problem we still have to solve is torn pages when writing back a
>> hint-bit update ...

> Not checksumming the hint bits *is* a solution to the torn page problem.

Yeah, but it has enough drawbacks that I'd like to keep looking for
alternatives.

One argument that I've not seen raised is that not checksumming the hint
bits leaves you open to a single-bit error that incorrectly sets a hint
bit.
        regards, tom lane