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fsync() and disk flushes

fsync() and disk flushes

Posted Apr 27, 2009 10:43 UTC (Mon) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
In reply to: fsync() and disk flushes by bersl2
Parent article: That massive filesystem thread

You don't need a UPS. A battery-backed disk controller is just as good
(and perhaps better because the battery failing doesn't take your machine
down if the power is otherwise OK, while the UPS failing *does*).


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