From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:08:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:08:30 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:28689 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:08:12 -0400 Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 17:08:29 +0100 From: Chris Dukes To: Alan Cox Cc: Matthias Andree , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-list@namesys.com Subject: Re: [reiserfs-list] Re: [PATCH] 2.4.10 improved reiserfs a lot, but could still be better Message-ID: <20010924170829.A13630@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Alan Cox , Matthias Andree , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-list@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <20010924174745.A8230@emma1.emma.line.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 05:08:10PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 05:08:10PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > Those drives should be blacklisted and rejected as soon as someone tries > > to mount those pieces rw. Either the drive can make guarantees when a > > write to permanent storage has COMPLETED (either by switching off the > > cache or by a flush operation) or it belongs ripped out of the boxes and > > stuffed down the throat of the idiot who built it. > > In which case you can choose between ancient ST-506 drives and SCSI I thought that Andre had some information as to which devices were compliant and which weren't. -- Chris Dukes The law is a code that isolates justice from public participation. -- Stephen Marhall