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> Subject: RE: [t13] flush I said because flush I meant
> From: Harlan Andrews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
Educational, thanks.
 
> other means (such as standby immediate)
> to force data to the media ...
 
Rumour tells me Win write cache stays dirty thru suspend/ hibernate/ etc.
 
Truth or slander, I do not know (why bother studying what I cannot change).
 
If true, then unplugging storage while suspended is Not safe.
 
> bench mark ... drive waits until buffer is
> completely full and then dumps the whole thing
> before doing the next operation.  This can result
> ...
 
Ouch, yuck, yes, ouch.
 
> We try ... requesting ... flush ... more often ...
> small hit on the benchmarks,
> but actual system performance ...
 
Thank you!
 
Pat LaVarre

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