> On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Hans Reiser wrote:
> > We would definitely like to investigate this. It sounds like
> > postgresql depends on an assumption that any linux fs supports
> > some ext2 only features, thus making it a postgresql bug, but we
> > want to take a look.
>
> I wouldn't call O_SYNC ext2 specific ... ;)
I also dont think O_SYNC has anything to do with this problem. It controls
disk writes going directly to disk. The visibility and ordering doesnt
change if you dont use O_SYNC. It would only be a crash or powerfail that
would make a difference
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