Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:48:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:47:57 -0500 Received: from zcars04e.nortelnetworks.com ([47.129.242.56]:51090 "EHLO zcars04e.ca.nortel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:47:42 -0500 Message-ID: <3C9A02CE.A177F8BC@nortelnetworks.com> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:57:02 -0500 From: Chris Friesen X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.18 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: last write to drive issued with write cache off? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I was looking through the official spec on the IBM 120gxp drives (looking for more info on the 333hr/mo thing) when the following sentence jumped out at me. "To prevent loss of customer data, it is recommended that the last write access before power off be issued after setting the write cache off." I was curious if we're actually doing this when someone issues a shutdown command. Anyone know? Just wondering, Chris -- Chris Friesen | MailStop: 043/33/F10 Nortel Networks | work: (613) 765-0557 3500 Carling Avenue | fax: (613) 765-2986 Nepean, ON K2H 8E9 Canada | email: cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/