From fa6116a3da725a5a1693917dccff1f2f0d892600 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:21:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify documentation that journaling is not required for WAL or data files. --- doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml index e69463a9e2..a54fbc685e 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log @@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ Because WAL restores database file - contents after a crash, it is not necessary to use a - journaled filesystem for reliability. In fact, journaling + contents after a crash, journaled filesystems are necessary for + reliable storage of the data files or WAL files. In fact, journaling overhead can reduce performance, especially if journaling causes file system data to be flushed to disk. Fortunately, data flushing during journaling can -- 2.11.0