Jeff explained the underlying principle in a recent message: http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-code/2007-December/000781.html
Mark or someone else may be able to explain how this relates to the ARC. - Eric On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 10:50:41AM -0800, J Duff wrote: > I am trying to understand the arc code. In arc_write_done there is a > comment about sync-to-convergence. What is sync-to-convergence and > when would that happen? Why would arc_write_done throw away the > "exists" header and replace it with a new header? > > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. > > Duff > -- > This messages posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > zfs-code mailing list > zfs-code at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-code -- Eric Schrock, FishWorks http://blogs.sun.com/eschrock
