[zfs-code] sync-to-convergence - What is it?

2007-12-19 Thread J Duff
I am trying to understand the arc code. In arc_write_done there is a comment about sync-to-convergence. What is sync-to-convergence and when would that happen? Why would arc_write_done throw away the "exists" header and replace it with a new header? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can giv

[zfs-code] sync-to-convergence - What is it?

2007-12-19 Thread Eric Schrock
Jeff explained the underlying principle in a recent message: http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-code/2007-December/000781.html Mark or someone else may be able to explain how this relates to the ARC. - Eric On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 10:50:41AM -0800, J Duff wrote: > I am trying to understa