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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgtestfsync.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgtestfsync.sgml index 95ba3b81e0c..00ef209fa25 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/pgtestfsync.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgtestfsync.sgml @@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ <application>pg_test_fsync</> is intended to give you a reasonable idea of what the fastest <xref linkend="guc-wal-sync-method"> is on your specific system, - as well as supplying diagnostic information in the event of an - identified I/O problem. However, differences shown by <application>pg_test_fsync</application> - might not make any difference in real database throughput, especially - since many database servers are not speed-limited by their transaction - logs. + as well as supplying diagnostic information in the event of an identified I/O + problem. However, differences shown by + <application>pg_test_fsync</application> might not make any significant + difference in real database throughput, especially since many database servers + are not speed-limited by their transaction logs. + <application>pg_test_fsync</application> reports average file sync operation + time in microseconds for each wal_sync_method, which can be used to inform + efforts to optimize the value of <varname>commit_delay</varname>. </para> </refsect1> |