Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 12 May 2004 00:09:32 -0600 | From | Robert Hancock <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.6 "IDE cache-flush at shutdown fixes" |
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If this is indeed the case, that those drives don't support the "flush write cache" command, I'd like to see Maxtor's excuse as to why.. I believe that Windows always powers down IDE drives before shutdown, maybe this is because of non-universal support for the "flush write cache" command?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Herman" <rene.herman@keyaccess.nl> Newsgroups: fa.linux.kernel To: <gene.heskett@verizon.net> Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 6:08 AM Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.6 "IDE cache-flush at shutdown fixes"
> Gene Heskett wrote: > > >> hda: Maxtor 6Y120P0, ATA DISK drive > > > I note the drive is the same model here too, Rene. > > > > The question remains however, is our data in danger? > > There's a fair change that we'll be told, yes, very much so, since these > drives don't seem to correctly support this life saving feature. The > real answer though will be more easily deducted by calculating the ratio > of unexplained file system corruptions you've had and reboots you've > managed (0, that is). > > Rene. > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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