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SubjectRe: Should raw I/O be added to the kernel?
On Sun, Dec 20, 1998 at 10:56:48PM -0800, Ronald Cole wrote:
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> writes:
> >The only argument for raw disk IO is the caching policy issue
>
> Exactly right. Without raw disk IO, you couldn't guarantee a database
> to always be in a consistent state on the disk (i.e. it isn't very
> desirable to have a committed transaction in a cache when the pc loses
> power). It makes it impossible to recover the database. And what

So you better not use any drive or controller that does any buffering or
reordering. Don't confuse mechanism and policy.


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