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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:58:21 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@...mandprompt.com> To: "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com> Cc: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: fsync() errors is unsafe and risks data loss On 04/10/2018 09:54 AM, Darrick J. Wong wrote: > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 09:28:15AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> -ext4, >> >> If this is not the appropriate list please point me in the right direction. >> I am a PostgreSQL contributor and we have come across a reliability problem >> with writes and fsync(). You can see the thread here: >> >> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20180401002038.GA2211%40paquier.xyz#20180401002038.GA2211@paquier.xyz >> >> The tl;dr; in the first message doesn't quite describe the problem as we >> started to dig into it further. > > You might try the XFS list (linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org) seeing as the > initial complaint is against xfs behaviors... Later in the thread it becomes apparent that it applies to ext4 (NFS too) as well. I picked ext4 because I assumed it is the most populated of the lists since its the default filesystem for most distributions. JD -- Command Prompt, Inc. || http://the.postgres.company/ || @cmdpromptinc *** A fault and talent of mine is to tell it exactly how it is. *** PostgreSQL centered full stack support, consulting and development. Advocate: @amplifypostgres || Learn: https://postgresconf.org ***** Unless otherwise stated, opinions are my own. *****
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