linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.29

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Message-ID: <49CD9047.4060500@garzik.org>
Date:	Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:49:43 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Rees <drees76@...il.com>, Jesper Krogh <jesper@...gh.cc>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.29

Mark Lord wrote:
> fsync() isn't going to affect that one way or another
> unless the entire kernel freezes and dies.

  ...which is one of the three common crash scenarios listed (and 
experienced in the field).

	Jeff




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