linux-kernel - Re: [linux-pm] pm loss development

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Date:	Fri, 3 Jun 2011 00:21:11 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	markgross@...gnar.org, Raffaele Recalcati <lamiaposta71@...il.com>,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] pm loss development

Hi!

> > > What do you mean by safe state?
> > >
> > I need to get more details on this but I assume its a state where the
> > meta data of the file system is committed to the emmc before lights go
> > off such that when power is reapplied that the damage isn't too big. 
> 
> I don't think you can guarantee that the metadata won't be damaged
> without notifying the filesystem of the event (and making it react
> appropriately).

Journalling filesystem should survive power loss at random time, as
long as block device behaves like a disk (i.e. writes whole sectors).

And that can be guaranteed at driver level...

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