On 2003-02-12 19:14, Heinrich Rebehn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Bill Moran wrote: >>Heinrich Rebehn wrote: >>>I operate a FreeBSD server with a 300GB Raid. This morning i had to >>>hard reset it and when booting, fsck took some 20 minutes. >>>[...] >>>Also, some weeks ago, we had missing files after a crash/fsck. >> >>Soft-updates will do that if the system crashes in the middle of >>writes. > > I have read several times that soft updates ensure that the fs is > always in a consistent state?
When a file isn't fully written on the hard disk, a "consistent state" of the filesystem is one that doesn't include half-finished updates. What would you prefer? A half-finished file that possibly includes garbage, or a consistent filesystem? To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
