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1. how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:16:59 +0100
[Tried to search archieves, found nothing, probably my keywords are bad. :-)] What is the recommended way to make sure that a file is written physically to the disk? (apart from the cache of the dis
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00153.html (9,008 bytes)

2. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:08:22 -0600
That's one hack that has been proposed, and may help. Another issue that I've seen with grub is that it seems to like to write directly to the block device WHILE THE FILESYSTEM IS MOUNTED. This is ve
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00154.html (9,876 bytes)

3. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:58:15 -0500
[Tried to search archieves, found nothing, probably my keywords are bad. What is the recommended way to make sure that a file is written physically to the disk? (apart from the cache of the disk.) Th
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00155.html (10,199 bytes)

4. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:50:50 -0800
grub is broken this comes up all the time, there are various work-arounds but it doesn't change the fact that GRUB IS BROKEN it would be nice if someone would just address it from that end sync befor
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00157.html (9,370 bytes)

5. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:58:03 +0100
I usually unmount the /boot partition if I need to reinstall grub (which is a rare event). Since nowadays klogd doesn't keep /boot/System.map open anymore, there is no reason not to do an umount/grub
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00159.html (9,120 bytes)

6. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:33:01 +0100
Thanks for the very informative replies! I try to address some questions, and maybe ask some more. The original question was: On 1/23/07, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Another issue that
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00163.html (13,496 bytes)

7. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author:
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:43:29 -0600
On 1/23/07, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Another issue that I've seen with grub is that it seems to like to write directly to the block device WHILE THE FILESYSTEM IS MOUNTED. It does no
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00164.html (12,326 bytes)

8. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:24:29 +1100
Its not necessary (would be a bug if so). FWIW, this hack can be better achieved in a filesystem independent way by doing a remount,ro ... remount,rw instead of freeze/thaw. cheers. -- Nathan
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00165.html (9,808 bytes)

9. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author:
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:58:55 -0800
except it won't work if the are open read-write files (which can be the case)
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00169.html (8,840 bytes)

10. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author:
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:21:50 -0800
there was/is a case where grub assumes a sync will put the file in it's fine place, it then pokes about using it's own fs code talking to the block device -- and that's where it breaks the reason is
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00172.html (11,516 bytes)

11. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author:
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:28:33 +0000
grub is broken this comes up all the time, there are various work-arounds but it doesn't change the fact that GRUB IS BROKEN it would be nice if someone would just address it from that end sync befor
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00178.html (9,089 bytes)

12. how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:16:59 +0100
[Tried to search archieves, found nothing, probably my keywords are bad. :-)] What is the recommended way to make sure that a file is written physically to the disk? (apart from the cache of the dis
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00393.html (9,008 bytes)

13. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:08:22 -0600
That's one hack that has been proposed, and may help. Another issue that I've seen with grub is that it seems to like to write directly to the block device WHILE THE FILESYSTEM IS MOUNTED. This is ve
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00394.html (9,876 bytes)

14. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:58:15 -0500
[Tried to search archieves, found nothing, probably my keywords are bad. What is the recommended way to make sure that a file is written physically to the disk? (apart from the cache of the disk.) Th
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00395.html (10,199 bytes)

15. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:50:50 -0800
grub is broken this comes up all the time, there are various work-arounds but it doesn't change the fact that GRUB IS BROKEN it would be nice if someone would just address it from that end sync befor
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00397.html (9,370 bytes)

16. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:58:03 +0100
I usually unmount the /boot partition if I need to reinstall grub (which is a rare event). Since nowadays klogd doesn't keep /boot/System.map open anymore, there is no reason not to do an umount/grub
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00399.html (9,120 bytes)

17. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:33:01 +0100
Thanks for the very informative replies! I try to address some questions, and maybe ask some more. The original question was: On 1/23/07, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Another issue that
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00403.html (13,496 bytes)

18. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:43:29 -0600
On 1/23/07, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Another issue that I've seen with grub is that it seems to like to write directly to the block device WHILE THE FILESYSTEM IS MOUNTED. It does no
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00404.html (12,326 bytes)

19. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:24:29 +1100
Its not necessary (would be a bug if so). FWIW, this hack can be better achieved in a filesystem independent way by doing a remount,ro ... remount,rw instead of freeze/thaw. cheers. -- Nathan
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00405.html (9,808 bytes)

20. Re: how to sync / commit data to disk? (score: 1)
Author: >
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:58:55 -0800
except it won't work if the are open read-write files (which can be the case)
/archives/xfs/2007-01/msg00409.html (8,840 bytes)


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