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doc: Improve description of data checksums

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This partially reverts bcf2667 that got incorrectly merged, and this
improves the wording of the documentation that existed before that.

Per discussion with Justin Pryzby.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20210301004647.GF20769@telsasoft.com
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Michael Paquier
2021-03-02 10:50:13 +09:00
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</indexterm>
<para>
By default, data pages are not protected by checksums, but this can optionally be
enabled for a cluster. When enabled, each data page will be ASSIGNED a
checksum that is updated when the page is written and verified each time
By default, data pages are not protected by checksums, but this can
optionally be enabled for a cluster. When enabled, each data page includes
a checksum that is updated when the page is written and verified each time
the page is read. Only data pages are protected by checksums; internal data
structures and temporary files are not.
</para>
<para>
Checksums verification is normally ENABLED when the cluster is initialized using <link
Checksums are normally enabled when the cluster is initialized using <link
linkend="app-initdb-data-checksums"><application>initdb</application></link>.
They can also be enabled or disabled at a later time as an offline
operation. Data checksums are enabled or disabled at the full cluster
level, and cannot be specified for individual databases or tables.
level, and cannot be specified individually for databases or tables.
</para>
<para>
@ -260,9 +260,9 @@
</para>
<para>
When attempting to recover from corrupt data, it may be necessary to bypass
the checksum protection. To do this, temporarily set the configuration
parameter <xref linkend="guc-ignore-checksum-failure" />.
When attempting to recover from page corruptions, it may be necessary to
bypass the checksum protection. To do this, temporarily set the
configuration parameter <xref linkend="guc-ignore-checksum-failure" />.
</para>
<sect2 id="checksums-offline-enable-disable">