| To: | linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx |
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| Subject: | Re: Message after shutdown |
| From: | Juri Haberland <juri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Sun, 03 Nov 2002 16:48:37 +0100 |
| Organization: | totally unorganized |
| References: | <OF3498BA16.516D639B-ONC1256C65.00795539@xxxxxxxx> |
| Sender: | linux-xfs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx |
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christian_binder@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Another problem: > Sometimes, there is a messages like this > > flushing ide devices ... > > What does this mean ? Is there a danger for my files ? I can only answer this part of your questions. This is a perfectly normal message that you should see on each shutdown. It tells you that the kernel is flushing the write caches of all ide disks so that no data stays in the caches when the kernel switches the power off. Regards, Juri |
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