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Date:      Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:10:18 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Richard Stanaford <rsstan@yahoo.com>
To:        John LoVerso <loverso@infolibria.com>, Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can we put softupdates in GENERIC install kernel?
Message-ID:  <20000721201018.4157.qmail@web3106.mail.yahoo.com>

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--- John LoVerso <loverso@infolibria.com> wrote:
> > I think it might make sense to mount the file systems async during
> > installs.  If it crashes, well, you're just gonna have to re-run the
> > install anyhow.
> 
> This is not true if you are using the install to do an upgrade of an existing
> system.  In that case, you just don't want async on any of the partitions.
> 
> John


How 'bout /usr/obj, if you've set aside a slice for that?  Do you gain more
from softupdates?  Can you do both?  

So what if the box pukes and lose the /usr/obj filesystem?  You just rebuild. 
8-)

-Richard



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