linux-ext4 - Re: [patch] document flash/RAID dangers

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Message-ID: <4A954A98.5070808@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:45:44 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@...hat.com>, david@...g.hm,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Florian Weimer <fweimer@....de>,
	Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@....de>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, mtk.manpages@...il.com,
	rdunlap@...otime.net, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, corbet@....net
Subject: Re: [patch] document flash/RAID dangers

Pavel Machek wrote:

> Sledgehammer is hardware problem, and I'm demonstrating
> software/documentation problem we have here.

So your argument is that a sledgehammer is a hardware
problem, while a broken hard disk and a power failure
are software/documentation issues?

I'd argue that the broken hard disk and power failure
are hardware issues, too.

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