Tom Lane writes:
> Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
> > Also, could the "-F" option be disabled now that WAL is enabled? Or is
> > there still some reason to encourage/allow folks to use it?
>
> I was the one who put it back in after Vadim turned it off ;-) ... and
> I'll object to any attempt to remove the option.
The description should be updated though:
http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/postgres/runtime-config.htm#RUNTIME-CONFIG-GENERAL
I guess a lot of people have heard the rumour "PG 7.1 offers no-fsync
performance with fsync turned on" and extrapolated "Imagine what it can do
if I turn off fsync anyway."
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