Re: Linux should better cope with power failure

David Ford
2001-03-24T09:48:22Z

Otto Wyss wrote:

> > No, the correct answer is if you want a reliable recovery then run your disks
> > in non write buffered mode. I.e. turn on sync in fstab.
> >
> You probably haven't tried to use sync or you would have noticed the
> performace penalty. I think nobody really considers sync an alternative.
>
> O. Wyss

You can't have the best of everything. There are tradeoffs. A viable option is a
journaled filesystem. Linux boasts a few, two of which are at your fingertips by
way of config options. Read up on JFS or ReiserFS.

-d

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