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SubjectRe: IDE Driver (Raw Interface) Questions
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> > I'm not saying "ignore what's in buffer cache", just that if this code
> > gets executed, it's very doubtful what was in the buffer cache really
> > would have ever made it to disk. You'll be "Oops" or "Aiee"ing.
>
> If your oopsed badly the buffer cache is best left unwritten from
> experience.

FWIW, I magic sysrq-synced a box which has just died through some buffer
oops (CPU fan was dead, and I didn't notice). After that, the root fs
was toast. Or jelly. Maybe mince. Some food type, anyway...

Matthew.


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