Re: Linux 2.6.6 "IDE cache-flush at shutdown fixes"

[Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>]

If this is indeed the case, that those drives don't support the "flush write
cache" command, I'd like to see Maxtor's excuse as to why.. I believe that
Windows always powers down IDE drives before shutdown, maybe this is because
of non-universal support for the "flush write cache" command?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rene Herman" <rene.herman@keyaccess.nl>
Newsgroups: fa.linux.kernel
To: <gene.heskett@verizon.net>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.6 "IDE cache-flush at shutdown fixes"


> Gene Heskett wrote:
>
> >> hda: Maxtor 6Y120P0, ATA DISK drive
>
> > I note the drive is the same model here too, Rene.
> >
> > The question remains however, is our data in danger?
>
> There's a fair change that we'll be told, yes, very much so, since these
> drives don't seem to correctly support this life saving feature. The
> real answer though will be more easily deducted by calculating the ratio
> of unexplained file system corruptions you've had and reboots you've
> managed (0, that is).
>
> Rene.
>
>
>
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