From: "Chuck Lever" Subject: Re: [NFS] sync, async, write speeds. Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:36:25 -0500 Message-ID: <76bd70e30809170836t17a46227mf84c92e0fc80c8b3@mail.gmail.com> References: <215ff4410809170035s38183fe3r51aeea62939b6327@mail.gmail.com> <48D0DCC9.3090208@cse.unsw.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: Chris Fanning , nfs@lists.sourceforge.net To: "Shehjar Tikoo" Return-path: Received: from neil.brown.name ([220.233.11.133]:53791 "EHLO neil.brown.name" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752848AbYIQPgo (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:36:44 -0400 Received: from brown by neil.brown.name with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Kfz57-0003cn-R2 for linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:36:41 +1000 In-Reply-To: <48D0DCC9.3090208-YbfuJp6tym7X/JP9YwkgDA@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 5:32 AM, Shehjar Tikoo wrote: >> If I change the export to async, it improves a lot. > If you can assure uninterrupted power to the server, I dont see any > reason why you cant use the "async" option. If the server O/S crashes due to a bug, you are still open to silent data corruption. A UPS cannot help you with that. -- Chuck Lever ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs _______________________________________________ Please note that nfs@lists.sourceforge.net is being discontinued. Please subscribe to linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org instead. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-nfs