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Re: 2.4.25 & xfs & ide write barriers

To: Michael Lampe <Michael.Lampe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 2.4.25 & xfs & ide write barriers
From: Danny Cox <danscox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 17:44:35 -0500
Cc: Jeremy Jackson <jerj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, XFS Mailing List <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Jeremy & Michael,

On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 12:10, Michael Lampe wrote:
> Jeremy Jackson wrote:
> 
> > SCSI disks 
> > use TCQ to achieve write performance without compromising data 
> > integrity.
> 
> Ordered queue tags can be used to implement write barriers.
> 
> > (XFS guys - Linux does this, right?)
> 
> No. (I'm not an XFS guy, though.)

        Actually, the answer is: "not yet".  There is extant code, but the
controllers and disks that can actually make use of it is rather thin
right now (in the ATA camp).

-- 
kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.

Danny


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