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conover@rahul.net (John Conover) writes:

> Is there a URL that describes how softupdates work?

>From 
/usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/README.softupdates:

    How Soft Updates Work

    For more general information on soft updates, please see:
            http://www.mckusick.com/softdep/
            http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~ganger/papers/CSE-TR-254-95/