29 Apr
2001
29 Apr
'01
6 p.m.
The first sync wrote all the 'dirty' buffers to disc.
The second sync writes the new 'dirty' buffers (with changed
disc usage bitmaps).
The third sync was just for good measure.
clint
On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Alex Holden wrote:
On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Bill Pechter wrote:
sync <return>
sync <return>
sync <return>
and push the halt switch down
generated enough sync's and time delays for even the older Dec
controllers to flush all the buffers and then halt.
Why was it necessary to run sync three times in a row rather than just
running it once and waiting for a few seconds?
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