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Message-ID: <4C681373.9090409@redhat.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:18:59 -0500
From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To: Evan Jones <evanj@....edu>
CC: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Intel SSD data loss: Any possible way this is user / software
error?
Evan Jones wrote:
> On Aug 13, 2010, at 7:57 , Eric Sandeen wrote:
>> Just out of curiosity, what do you see when the write cache is on?
>> Seems counter-intuitive that it'd work better, but talking w/
>> Ric Wheeler, he was curious... maybe Intel didn't test with the
>> write cache off?
>
> Data loss is much easier to trigger with the write cache on. It happens
> to me on the first try. With the write cache off, I've only been able to
> get it to occur with large writes (64 kB or larger), and only about once
> every 3 times.
Ok, so working as expected then, really.
...
>> Also, would you be willing to publish the test you're using?
>
> The programs I have been using are here (but see below):
>
> http://people.csail.mit.edu/evanj/hg/index.cgi/hstore/file/tip/logging/minlogcrash.c
>
> http://people.csail.mit.edu/evanj/hg/index.cgi/hstore/file/tip/logging/logfilecrashserver.cc
Cool, thanks for publishing all that info, a few people have done
power loss testing, always interesting to see what's been put together.
I'll take a closer look at some point...
-Eric
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