Date: 20 Sep 2002 21:30:42 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggested modification to default install Message-ID: <87bs6sdqgd.fsf@pooh.int> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20020920095347.00b15f00@localhost> References: <20020510194022.D77057@lpt.ens.fr> <000701c1f804$47d5dc00$6401a8c0@penguin> <20020510140222.M57329@lpt.ens.fr> <15580.1017.276905.556906@guru.mired.org> <20020510194022.D77057@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20020920095347.00b15f00@localhost>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
At 2002-09-20T16:11:49Z, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> writes:
> In a thread earlier this year, it was noted that /stand/sysinstall, by
> default, sets most of the partitions it creates to use softupdates --
> except for the root, which is mounted noasync without softupdates. This
> can lead to disaster if something on the root partition is being modified
> during a sudden crash.
From 'man 8 mount':
noasync
Metadata I/O should be done synchronously, while data I/O
should be done asynchronously. This is the default.
In other words, 'noasync' == 'sync'.
--
Kirk Strauser
In Googlis non est, ergo non est.
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?87bs6sdqgd.fsf>