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Hans Vlems wrote:
) On 17 feb, 23:04, Willem <wil...@toad.stack.nl> wrote:
)> Malcolm McLean wrote:
)>
)> ) As Keith says, the only way to be absolutely sure the file is
)> ) physically written is to read it back in. Even then, it could become
)> ) corrupted on disk.
)>
)> Or still be hanging in the volatile write cache, still scheduled to be
)> actually written. ?Which is more more likely. ?And if you're writing to
)> a network share, all bets are off.
)>
)> If you really really want to be sure a file is actually on the disk
)> platters, you need OS-specific support.
)
) OTOH Willem if you cannot rely on the firmware to put cached data
) correctly on disk
) then you're definitely in need of a better disk subsystem!

I wasn't talking about the firmware layer, I was talking about
the OS write caching layer.

) I'm not sure I understand your reference to "OS-specific
) support"though.

For example, the sync() and fsync() call in several unix flavours.


SaSW, Willem
-- 
Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any of the statements
            made in the above text. For all I know I might be
            drugged or something..
            No I'm not paranoid. You all think I'm paranoid, don't you !
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copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 01:03 -0800
  Re: copying files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-16 01:23 -0800
    Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 01:31 -0800
      Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:14 -0800
        Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:43 -0800
          Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:59 -0800
            Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 15:06 -0800
    Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:13 -0800
      Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:56 -0800
        Re: copying files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-16 10:11 -0800
          Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 15:11 -0800
            Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 15:21 -0800
              Re: copying files Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2012-02-17 09:53 -0800
                Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-18 07:22 -0800
            Re: copying files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-17 03:36 -0800
              Re: copying files Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-02-17 22:04 +0000
                Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-18 07:28 -0800
                Re: copying files Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-02-18 21:28 +0000
              Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-18 07:19 -0800
        Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 15:02 -0800
  Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 01:34 -0800
    Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:27 -0800
      Re: copying files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-16 17:11 +0000
        Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:57 -0800
      Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:54 -0800
    Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 06:41 -0800
  Re: copying files JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2012-02-16 09:49 +0000
    Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:10 -0800
      Re: copying files JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2012-02-16 11:52 +0000
        Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 06:56 -0800
          Re: copying files David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2012-02-24 04:43 -0500
        Re: copying files Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2012-02-16 16:19 +0000
          Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:50 -0800
        Re: copying files David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2012-02-24 04:43 -0500
  Re: copying files Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-02-16 10:58 +0000
    Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:41 -0800
      Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:59 -0800
      Re: copying files Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-02-17 06:25 +0000
  Re: copying files Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2012-02-16 11:15 +0000
    Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 06:45 -0800
    Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:49 -0800

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