On Fri, 04 May 2001 18:42:54 -0700 Mike Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why 'soft update' is not default? > > It adds performance and stability, doesn't it? > > It requires disabling of write caching, which typically reduces > performance (significantly). If this is the only problem, I think softupdates should be the default. Because: 'write caching' is not the default. Anyone who wants it can disable softupdates. Besides it seems 'write caching' is not recommended for the usual usage. If you have other resons not to do so, could you please explain it? -- Tadayuki OKADA To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message