diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml index 2c5ce01112..5f6a6eb2e1 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log @@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ same concerns about data loss exist for write-back drive caches as exist for disk controller caches. Consumer-grade IDE and SATA drives are particularly likely to have write-back caches that will not survive a - power failure. To check write caching on Linux use + power failure. Many solid-state drives also have volatile write-back + caches. To check write caching on Linux use hdparm -I; it is enabled if there is a * next to Write cache; hdparm -W to turn off write caching. On FreeBSD use