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List:       linux-xfs
Subject:    Re: massively truncated files with XFS with sudden power loss on
From:       Chris Wedgwood <cw () f00f ! org>
Date:       2008-12-29 19:29:57
Message-ID: 20081229192957.GC18092 () puku ! stupidest ! org
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On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 01:09:18PM -0600, Russell Cattelan wrote:

> The question that I have is regards to kde apps.

i just did a quick strace of something, i see it do:


open newfile
write data
close file
rename newfile over oldfile

no fsync before close...


this will bite xfs more than ext3 w/ ordered mode

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