On 26 Sep 2002, Neil Conway wrote: > The fact that ext2 defaults to asynchronous mode and UFS (at least on > the BSDs) defaults to synchronous mode seems like a total non-issue to > me. Is there any more to the alleged difference in reliability?
It was sort of pointed out here, but perhaps not made completely clear, that Berkley FFS defaults to synchronous meta-data updates, but asynchronous data updates. You can also specify entirely synchronous or entirely asynchronous updates. Linux ext2fs supports only these last two modes, which is the problem. cjs -- Curt Sampson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +81 90 7737 2974 http://www.netbsd.org Don't you know, in this new Dark Age, we're all light. --XTC ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
