Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 18:24:29 -0700 From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx> Cc: Tadayuki OKADA <tadayuki@mediaone.net>, stable <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: soft update should be default Message-ID: <20010505012429.76F423E0B@bazooka.unixfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <20010504200443.A20673@cec.wustl.edu>; from ajh3@chmod.ath.cx on "Fri, 4 May 2001 20:04:43 -0500"
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Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx> writes: > On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 08:51:42PM -0400, Tadayuki OKADA wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Why 'soft update' is not default? > > It adds performance and stability, doesn't it? > > > > Is there any reason not to make it default? > > > > -- > > Tadayuki OKADA > > It only adds performance... the whole idea of soft updates is to get > async speed with sync reliability. Nothing is more reliable than > synchronous writes, since data is verified absolutely as it is written. > > Still... I do agree it should be the default, or at least an option that > can be set at install time. I think this summer I will be reinstalling > my system, to clean up the cruft that ~1/2 year of learning has built up > on my system. It would sure come in handy then. AFAIK sysinstall now allows you to enable softupdates on the filesystems it creates for you. > > -- > Andrew Hesford > ajh3@chmod.ath.cx > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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