Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 12:23:38 -0500 (EST) From: chuckr@glue.umd.edu To: npp@neg-micon.dk Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: async fs? Message-ID: <199711171723.MAA28442@earth.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <41256552.0048809B.00@mail.micon.dk>
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On 17 Nov, Nicolai Petri wrote: > > Greetings All, > > I read something about mounting a drive in async mode, I wondered if this > will give me a performance increase on my proxy server.. And is it possible > to do it on all filesystems ?? > Are you aware that losing your system while you are running async is usually fairly safe (often you lose no files, or if you were very busy doing disk activity, maybe a few), but if you are mounted async, you could possibly lose much, much more? It'll certainly increase performance, but you'd better be willing to pay the price. > CyberDuck > > > -- ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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