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Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes

From "Rick Thomas" <rick.thomas@pobox.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes
Date 2024-09-13 23:20 +0200
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On Fri, Sep 13, 2024, at 5:00 AM, Anssi Saari wrote:
...
> So the answer to
> the question "is running sync needed after dd to block device" is
> no. Someone else posted that too on this list recently, in another
> thread.

On the other hand, it may not be necessary, but it doesn't do any harm.  If it is really unnecessary, it will probably cost only a fraction of a second to do.  And if it is actually necessary, you should do it, no matter how long it takes.

Rick

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Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods  and block sizes David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-09-08 20:10 +0200
  Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-09 11:00 +0200
    Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-09-09 15:40 +0200
      Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-10 11:00 +0200
        Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-13 14:10 +0200
          Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-09-13 20:40 +0200
            Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-09-16 04:50 +0200
              Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-09-16 06:40 +0200
          Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-09-13 21:10 +0200
            Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-09-14 01:40 +0200
            Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-16 11:10 +0200
              Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-09-16 11:20 +0200
                Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-16 12:50 +0200
                Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-09-16 13:00 +0200
                Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-09-16 13:20 +0200
          Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and  block sizes "Rick Thomas" <rick.thomas@pobox.com> - 2024-09-13 23:20 +0200
          Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-09-16 21:20 +0200
  Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-09-16 05:00 +0200
    Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization methods and block sizes Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-16 12:20 +0200
      Re: Disk drive zero-fill benchmarks for various synchronization  methods and block sizes Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-09-16 13:40 +0200

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