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Matthias Buelow wrote this message on Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 22:11 +0200:
> for write barriers in the block drivers had been implemented, we

phk removed support for write barriers because no one was making use
of them...  FreeBSD had them, and when there is *CODE* that makes use
of them, they'll be added back...

As the saying goes:
>> Shut up and code!!!

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