On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 06:01:29PM -0700, James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
I think this has been asked elsewhere, and probably more than once, but I wonder why drives cannot save the cache during the power-down ramp.
For systems where reliability is more important in the cost tradeoff, a controller with battery-backed RAM and a separate power supply for the controller and drives can at least deal with all cases of merely external power being removed. A properly implemented UPS is probably the best way to get there with a conventional computer. David -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
