linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ramback: faster than a speeding bullet

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Message-ID:  <m3fxutcz2s.fsf@ursa.amorsen.dk>
Date:	Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:41:31 +0100
From:	Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@...rsen.dk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:  Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ramback: faster than a speeding bullet

Ric Wheeler <ric@....com> writes:

> The only really safe default is to disable the write cache by default
> or possibly dynamically disable the write cache when barriers are not
> supported by a drive. Both have a severe performance impact and I am
> not sure that for most casual users it is a good trade.

So people ARE running their disks in a mode similar to Ramback.


/Benny


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