Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 21:43:41 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Cc: Colin King <ring_06@m202.net>, Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com>, Justin Finkelstein <justin@redwiredesign.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hot-swap SATA and atacontrol Message-ID: <20050803024341.GA92499@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <20050802160045.GA61854@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20050802152009.GA29643@mercury.m202.net> <008c01c59777$42db5520$0b02a8c0@justin> <790a9fff050802084439209f7e@mail.gmail.com> <20050802160045.GA61854@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 06:00:45PM +0200 I heard the voice of
Wilko Bulte, and lo! it spake thus:
> On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 10:44:07AM -0500, Scot Hetzel wrote..
> > before you unmount the drive, type:
> >
> > sync
> > sync
> > sync
> >
> > Then unmount the drive, and remove it.
>
> Unmount does not return until the buffers have been synced anyway,
> so this does not buy you anything.
(ttyp3):{720}% fortune -m syncs
%% (fortunes)
3 syncs represent the trinity - init, the child and the eternal zombie
process. In doing 3, you're paying homage to each and I think such
traditions are important in this shallow, mercurial business we find
ourselves in.
-- Jordan K. Hubbard
--
Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net
Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/
On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.
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