Subject: Re: Extension of fsync_range() to permit forcing disk cache flushing
To: Daniel Carosone <dan@geek.com.au>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/16/2004 16:16:04
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On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 11:10:00AM +1100, Daniel Carosone wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 10:41:12AM +1100, Daniel Carosone wrote:
> > This anecdotal evidence suggests at least these drives don't do read
> > validation, or don't have enough time to do remapping when the cache
> > is full, or something similar when write cache is enabled.=20
>=20
> I meant to add that none of these drives have come from windows
> machines, where sync cache commands are issued, and the drive may
> depend on these to trigger the validation and remapping.

Heh.

Take care,

Bill

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