sthaug_at_nethelp.no wrote: >>More seriously, I don't see the point in using sync(8) three times >>consecutively, except that's an indirect method to wait for the disk >>buffers to be flushed before powering down. Please, correct me if I'm >>wrong. >> >> > >Also, with softupdates you are *not* necessarily certain that all buffers >have been flushed after three sync's. > > Kirk did say a long time ago that he thought 5 syncs might be enough but I haven't heard him say that for a long time so he may have changed his mind :-) >Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug_at_nethelp.no >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" > >Received on Wed Aug 03 2005 - 17:47:45 UTC
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