Re: Linux 2.6.29

From: Stefan Richter
Date: Sat Mar 28 2009 - 09:31:35 EST


Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Mark Lord wrote:
[store browser session]
>> fsync() isn't going to affect that one way or another
>> unless the entire kernel freezes and dies.
>
> ...which is one of the three common crash scenarios listed (and
> experienced in the field).

To get work done which one really cares about, one can always choose a
system which does not crash frequently. Those who run unstable drivers
for thrills surely do it on boxes on which nothing important is being
done, one would think.
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Stefan Richter
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