On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 04:02:20PM -0400, Christopher Friedt wrote: > Does anyone know incidentally whether or not the linux kernel sync()s > periodically or if there is some default buffer time in place for disk > writes.
Check out laptop mode /usr/src/linux/Documentation/laptop-mode.txt and maybe noflushd http://noflushd.sf.net/ though it is rather old. This may also be helpful: http://www.linux-security.cn/ebooks/ulk3-html/0596005652/understandlk-CHP-15-SECT-3.html Try googling for deferred write linux or the *dflush keywords. //Peter -- [email protected] mailing list
