Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ramback: faster than a speeding bullet

[Benny Amorsen]

Ric Wheeler <ric@xxxxxxx> writes:

> The only really safe default is to disable the write cache by default
> or possibly dynamically disable the write cache when barriers are not
> supported by a drive. Both have a severe performance impact and I am
> not sure that for most casual users it is a good trade.

So people ARE running their disks in a mode similar to Ramback.


/Benny


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