[Bug 202] XFS data corruption

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------- Additional Comments From lord@sgi.com  2002-12-11 07:48 -------
Just a comment on the xfs_sync trace points. We will only get into xfs_sync
code when there is metadata to sync, this is the reason you do not see one
call every 30 seconds. File data does not make it out to disk via xfs_sync
on linux, but via buffer head flushing activity from the bdflush daemon.

One factor you have not reported on is the type of drive you are using here,
and if it is IDE, is write caching turned on. Remember, a power cycle on
an IDE device with write caching can lose you data.

I do agree that this should not have been closed - you are running current
code here.




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