Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:32:20 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_shutdown.c Message-ID: <40FE9A94.5090805@root.org> In-Reply-To: <40FE95FD.6000101@cronyx.ru> References: <200407211604.i6LG4kFK052991@repoman.freebsd.org> <40FE95FD.6000101@cronyx.ru>
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Roman Kurakin wrote: > Robert Watson wrote: >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: >> sys/kern kern_shutdown.c Log: >> Don't sync the file system on panic by default. This seems to basically >> work very infrequently, and often results in a compound panic which >> confuses debugging; locking/SMP have made the layering violation (and >> risks) of this more obvious over time. >> >> Discussed with: green, bde, et al. >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.160 +1 -1 src/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c > > How to change behavior? > > rik While Robert's followup was very detailed, I think the answer Rik is looking for is "sysctl kern.sync_on_panic". :) -Nate
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