On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 21:23 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > Keep it write-through ! > > Write caching is contrary to powerfail robustness. No. O_SYNC, fsync() and sync() are there for a reason, and even on NAND today you have to use them correctly according to POSIX if you want sane results. We're not pandering to stupidity. -- dwmw2