Re: should frontend tools use syncfs() ?

On Fri, Sep 01, 2023 at 11:08:51AM -0700, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> > This should probably give a distinct error when syncfs is not supported
> > than when it's truely recognized.
> 
> Later versions of the patch should have this.

Oops, right.

> > The patch should handle pg_dumpall, too.
> 
> It looks like pg_dumpall only ever fsyncs a single file, so I don't think
> it is really needed there.

What about (per git grep no-sync doc) pg_receivewal?

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Justin