Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 20 Apr 2002 23:12:38 +0100 (BST) | From | Ruth Ivimey-Cook <> | Subject | Re: 2.4.19pre7aa1 |
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On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Andrew Morton wrote:
>[1] Can we please not that term? A "flush" is something which you > do to a "dunny" after taking a "crap". [2] > > Caches are either "written back" or are "invalidated". Nothing > else.
I would agree with this: until a couple of years ago, I wasn't even aware that there were two options here: now I know, but I'm sure others don't.
>[2] And a "sync" is something which you wash your hands in after the > "flush".
Well, actually the thing you wash in is a "sink". The term "sync" comes from synchronise (or -ize in American).
Ruth
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