Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 4288 invoked from network); 7 Jul 2010 01:19:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 7 Jul 2010 01:19:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 35898 invoked by uid 500); 7 Jul 2010 01:19:33 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-dev-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 35833 invoked by uid 500); 7 Jul 2010 01:19:32 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 35825 invoked by uid 99); 7 Jul 2010 01:19:32 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:19:32 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of jchris@gmail.com designates 209.85.160.52 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.160.52] (HELO mail-pw0-f52.google.com) (209.85.160.52) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:19:23 +0000 Received: by pwi7 with SMTP id 7so2602453pwi.11 for ; Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:content-type:mime-version :subject:from:in-reply-to:date:content-transfer-encoding:message-id :references:to:x-mailer; bh=i2nnRfbxxP9xj9coBw18GAAjCOsHdgNfHnD8lqbnFyg=; b=dzT5XwzS9SWzGnMiryijWiVLChpVWEs7l2vI17Ih/g8mvHe44drjV7a8YAOaI6pvze DkOrtMoGO5AKn+UCbUKb7T1hBL6NT2YJfuoGiypWeuFeIuYhREWw8SKJVe4lqqgwutnz pf06q0CpFoaPtpAsBTKPgpwe9JSHWalN/KxPc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=wozoKQuS6hrITh686O/wpGN+iYhtDIrB5bneWOKzfHVbLzqzqh0e7PozLVpDEXllYA uY6nhJUBBhzf/14bfd7MRQswmwUziKmPfsBRaBF48Wg5uhsWKwAMmEfJlgiOM41BnAXs q6nLhMBDHUIm2ZhwxXfbuJt5sxdNZF6cubLj0= Received: by 10.142.164.3 with SMTP id m3mr6596291wfe.293.1278465542446; Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.102] (c-98-248-172-14.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [98.248.172.14]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 33sm6558110wfg.9.2010.07.06.18.19.00 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:19:01 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Subject: Re: delayed_commits false From: J Chris Anderson In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 18:18:59 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <4C31FF1A.30002@gmail.com> <4C33B24E.8050109@gmail.com> <4C33B509.5070403@gmail.com> <904E26BC-C97D-45DC-B61B-0444795430BF@gmail.com> To: dev@couchdb.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org >=20 >>=20 >> Maybe the thing to do is to put a note about this config item = somewhere >> prominent in Futon. The Configuration page is obvious, but not = prominent >> enough. >>=20 I've got a nice little paragraph sitting on the config page in Futon = (good enough, I think) For the strongest consistency guarantees, delayed_commits = should be set to false. The default value of true is = designed for single-user performance. For more details see the CouchDB = wiki on Delayed Commits. The only issue is that there is no such wiki page (or at least I can't = find one.) Anyone care to summarize the full-commit tradeoff in a user-friendly = way? If you are up for doing that, but aren't up to editing the wiki, = even just replying to this thread with the language would be helpful, = and then I can put the page up and I'll add this documentation to trunk = for 1.0 Chris=