From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 3 02:43:46 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F0AC16A41F for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2005 02:43:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from mortis.over-yonder.net (adsl-19-143-171.jan.bellsouth.net [68.19.143.171]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D6AA43D4C for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2005 02:43:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: by mortis.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 6FDEE2106C; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 21:43:42 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 21:43:41 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Wilko Bulte Message-ID: <20050803024341.GA92499@over-yonder.net> References: <20050802152009.GA29643@mercury.m202.net> <008c01c59777$42db5520$0b02a8c0@justin> <790a9fff050802084439209f7e@mail.gmail.com> <20050802160045.GA61854@freebie.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050802160045.GA61854@freebie.xs4all.nl> X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i-fullermd.2 Cc: Colin King , Scot Hetzel , Justin Finkelstein , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hot-swap SATA and atacontrol X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 02:43:46 -0000 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.