"Kevin Oberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >I believe that the Windows solution to this problem is to put a really, >really long delay between when the system is finished syncing and when >the power is turned off. This might be the best solution for FreeBSD, as >well, but it will irritate people.
The Windows solution is, apparently, to disable and immediately re-enable the writeback-cache around a barrier. This will ensure the cache being written out to the platters, even if the drive ignores a flush command. Of course I don't know this for certain but have to rely on observations that others have made. See, for example: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2002/12/09/0052.html The long delay at shutdown would simply be a final safeguard in case the drive also ignores disabling of the WC. mkb. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
