Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:59:39 +0300 | From | Hans Reiser <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: AES cryptoloop corruption under recent -mm kernels |
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Jari Ruusu wrote:
> > > >>Also, in the loop-AES.README, this is mentioned: >> >>"Device backed loop device can be used with journaling file systems as >>device backed loops guarantee that writes reach disk platters in >>order required by journaling file system (write caching must be disabled >>on the disk drive, of course)" >> >>Are you talking about the "hdparm -W" flag for IDE drives? >> >> > >Yes. > >If you don't have UPS powered box, disabling write caching of disks is >recommended when using journaling file system. > > unless you use the write cache flushing code which went into a kernel version I can never remember.....
-- Hans
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