From 71e7188e07b807497c5d93fa20d34c6bf731f9c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eelco Dolstra Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:48:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add release note --- doc/manual/rl-next/fsync-store-paths.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/manual/rl-next/fsync-store-paths.md diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/fsync-store-paths.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/fsync-store-paths.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0e9e7f7f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/fsync-store-paths.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +synopsis: Add setting `fsync-store-paths` +issues: [1218] +prs: [7126] +--- + +Nix now has a setting `fsync-store-paths` that ensures that new store paths are durably written to disk before they are registered as "valid" in Nix's database. This can prevent Nix store corruption if the system crashes or there is a power loss. This setting defaults to `false`. + +Author: [**@squalus**](https://github.com/squalus)