Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:58:24 -0700 From: "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys@opusnet.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/84264: ata(4) manpage disagrees with tuning(7) manpage about hw.ata.wc Message-ID: <dir7dibcfz.7di@mail.opusnet.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200507290240.j6T2eCJw010510@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 84264 >Category: docs >Synopsis: ata(4) manpage disagrees with tuning(7) manpage about hw.ata.wc >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jul 29 02:40:12 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gary W. Swearingen >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: n/a >Description: Manpage tuning(7) says that write caching can cause data loss on power failures OR CRASHES, while ata(4) only mentions power failures. >How-To-Repeat: n/a >Fix: Assume the worst (and trust Dillon, IIRC) and fix ata manpage: --- /pr/work/ata..orig.4 Wed Jul 27 22:30:35 2005 +++ /pr/work/ata.4 Wed Jul 27 22:30:49 2005 @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ .It Va hw.ata.wc set to 1 to enable Write Caching, 0 to disable (default is enabled). .Em WARNING : -can cause data loss on power failures. +can cause data loss on power failures and crashes. .El .Sh DESCRIPTION The >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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