From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:55:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:53:59 -0400 Received: from krusty.E-Technik.Uni-Dortmund.DE ([129.217.163.1]:49415 "HELO krusty.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:53:49 -0400 Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 18:54:13 +0200 From: Matthias Andree To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-list@namesys.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4.10 improved reiserfs a lot, but could still be better Message-ID: <20010924185413.C10117@emma1.emma.line.org> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-list@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <20010924174745.A8230@emma1.emma.line.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > > Those drives should be blacklisted and rejected as soon as someone tries > > to mount those pieces rw. Either the drive can make guarantees when a > > write to permanent storage has COMPLETED (either by switching off the > > cache or by a flush operation) or it belongs ripped out of the boxes and > > stuffed down the throat of the idiot who built it. > > In which case you can choose between ancient ST-506 drives and SCSI Sorry, a disk drive which makes no guarantees even after a flush, does not belong in my boxen. I'd return it as broken the first day I figured it did lazy write-back caching. No file system can be safe on such disks. -- Matthias Andree "Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin