Re: PostgreSQL as a local in-memory cache

> * fsync=off => 5,100
> * fsync=off and synchronous_commit=off => 5,500

Now, this *is* interesting ... why should synch_commit make a difference
if fsync is off?

Anyone have any ideas?

> tmpfs, WAL on same tmpfs:
> * Default config: 5,200
> * full_page_writes=off => 5,200
> * fsync=off => 5,250
> * synchronous_commit=off => 5,200
> * fsync=off and synchronous_commit=off => 5,450
> * fsync=off and full_page_writes=off => 5,250
> * fsync=off, synchronous_commit=off and full_page_writes=off => 5,500

So, in this test, it seems like having WAL on tmpfs doesn't make a
significant difference for everything == off.

I'll try running some tests on Amazon when I have a chance.  It would be
worthwhile to get figures without Python's "ceiling".

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