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

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Message-ID: <m3k5k28ged.fsf@maximus.localdomain>
Date:	Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:15:22 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com>
Cc:	Daniel Phillips <phillips@...nq.net>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ramback: faster than a speeding bullet

David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com> writes:

> Do you mean it should be replicated with a second ramback?  That would
> be pretty pointless, since all failure modes would affect both.  It's
> not like one ramback will survive a crash when the other doesn't.

It could, in a bit different location maybe, but it isn't a substitute
for ordered writes.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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