I did read the papers. There is a difference between the file system being screwed and data lost. Softupdates hopefully stops the files system from being in a bad state, but it is amazing how much user data can be lost on a power failure while using softupdates.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mickey Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:49 AM To: Peter Fraser Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Softupdates question On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:45:15AM -0400, Peter Fraser wrote: > I had always assumed the use of softupdates was safe as long > as you could have reasonable assurances that the machine would > not be shutdown without warning. (i.e. no loss of power or reset > being hit). > > So if you had a UPS, good hardware, and no vandals it's good to use. actually if you bother to read the papers whole idea behind softdeps is to ensure better recoverability from crashes/power/etc. cu -- paranoic mickey (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)
