Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: o_sync in vfat driver | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:50:27 +0100 |
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On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 08:28 -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 11:50:40PM +0100, col-pepper@piments.com wrote: > > Hi, > > > > OMG what do I have to do to post here? 10th attempt. > > {part2} > > > > Here is a non-exhaustive list of typical devices types requiring fat vfat > > support: > > > > fd ide-hd scsi-hd usb-hd cdrom usb-hd usb-handheld (iPod, iRiver etc) > > usb-flash (usbsticks, cameras, some music devices.) > > > > IIRC the sync mount option for vfat is ignored for file systems >2G, this > > effectively (and probably intentionally) excludes nearly all hd partitions > > and iPod type devices. > > I think many people wish it was ignored on smaller devices too given > what it does to write performance.
well. If you don't want it *DO NOT USE IT AT THE MOUNT COMMAND LINE* !!!
> And if your device is flash based > and is one of the ones that doesn't have proper wear leveling the card > won't last long with sync enabled (even with wear leveling rewriting the > fat that often as sync seems to do can't be good for the lifespan of the > flash).
patient> doctor doctor it hurts when I do this doctor> Then don't do that
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