From: Bruce Momjian Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 03:56:42 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Document that wal_sync_method open_* methods use O_DIRECT, if available. X-Git-Tag: REL8_3_BETA1~1289 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d78f76896b0f71184e6b1b5d1eeb0e9f82f7585f;p=thirdparty%2Fpostgresql.git Document that wal_sync_method open_* methods use O_DIRECT, if available. Backpatch to 8.2.X. --- diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index 5b03122e560..2d4dfa8bd3a 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Server Configuration @@ -1385,6 +1385,7 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF; Not all of these choices are available on all platforms. The default is the first method in the above list that is supported by the platform. + The open_* options also use O_DIRECT if available. This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line.