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From: Oleg Drokin <green@namesys.com>
Subject: Re: write barrier patches for 2.4.21
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:13:53 +0400
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To: Gergely Tamas <dice@mfa.kfki.hu>
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Hello!

On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 11:03:48AM +0200, Gergely Tamas wrote:
>  > > Where can I get Jens Axboe's + Chris Mason's (reiserfs) ide write
>  > > barrier patches for kernel 2.4.21 ?
>  > > I'd like to test a 3ware based raid setup (8xide) with write cache
>  > > enabled.
>  > I think that the patch does not have 3ware support. Only conventional IDE
>  > controllers are supported by the patch.
> Thanks.
> So the only way for production servers is still with write cache
> disabled.

Actually if you have some sort of uninterruptible power supply that never fails (and
you have correct shutdown scripts to shut the box down when its about to run out), you
are safe to use write cache.

Bye,
    Oleg