linux-kernel - Re: MD/RAID time out writing superblock

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Message-ID: <20090918170517.GI2141@arachsys.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:05:17 +0100
From:	Chris Webb <chris@...chsys.com>
To:	Mark Lord <liml@....ca>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <teheo@...e.de>, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@...hat.com>,
	Andrei Tanas <andrei@...as.ca>, NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	IDE/ATA development list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>, Mark Lord <mlord@...ox.com>
Subject: Re: MD/RAID time out writing superblock

Mark Lord <liml@....ca> writes:

> Speaking of which..
> 
> Chris:  I wonder if the errors will also vanish in your situation
> by disabling the onboard write-caches in the drives ?
> 
> Eg.  hdparm -W0 /dev/sd?

Hi Mark. I've got a test machine on its way at the moment, so I'll make sure
I check this one out on it too.

Cheers,

Chris.
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