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Only with a UPS

Only with a UPS

Posted Sep 12, 2009 6:22 UTC (Sat) by ncm (subscriber, #165)
In reply to: Only with a UPS by spitzak
Parent article: POSIX v. reality: A position on O_PONIES

You rather miss the point. Given reliable storage -- i.e., doesn't lie about what's reached disk, or has enough battery backup to make sure it gets there, eventually -- it's possible to write a reliable file system. Without, it doesn't matter how well done the file system is, a power drop can corrupt it. If you want safety against power drops, you need both.


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