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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 22:36:56 +0200
From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: SCSI Write Cache Enable in 2.4.20?
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On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Cress, Andrew R wrote:

> IMO, it isn't "necessary", but it is very desirable, and should be the
> default, to disable write cache on SCSI disks for any system that is
> concerned about reliability.

The question was if Linux was up to using ordered tags between the
requests, which would allow to use the write cache safely.