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Commit fa6116a3 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian
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Clarify documentation that journaling is not required for WAL or data files.

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<chapter id="wal">
<title>Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log</title>
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<tip>
<para>
Because <acronym>WAL</acronym> 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 <emphasis>data</emphasis> to be flushed
to disk. Fortunately, data flushing during journaling can
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