Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:40:10 +1100 (EST) From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: Arun Sharma <adsharma@sharmas.dhs.org> Cc: cjclark@alum.mit.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: softupdates and (avoiding) fsck Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010311537470.12722-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20001029191544.A27575@sharmas.dhs.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > For more information on what soft updates really does. > > That file doesn't exist in -current anymore. But I found some other > file, which pointed me to: > > http://www.mckusick.com/softdep/ > > which says: > > > By ensuring that the only inconsistencies are unclaimed blocks or > > inodes, soft updates can eliminate the need to run a filesystem check > > program after every system crash. Instead, the system is brought up > > immediately. When it is convenient, a snapshot is taken and a background > > task can be run on on that snapshot to reclaim any lost blocks and > > inodes. The use of a snapshot allows normal filesystem activity to > > continue concurrently. The key word here is "snapshot". If you read the next paragraph, it says: "The snapshot code is in alpha-test in the FreeBSD-current system and should be available in most BSD systems towards the end of 2000." > > -Arun > -- :{ andyf@speednet.com.au Andy Farkas System Administrator Speednet Communications http://www.speednet.com.au/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.21.0010311537470.12722-100000>