NFS will do asynchronous writes by default, i.e., write-back caching. -Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: howard chen [mailto:howachen@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:56 AM > To: nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [NFS] Will NFS client use write-back caching? > > Hello, > > My client is running ext3, which default has 5 seconds of > write-back caching, e.g. > > cat /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs > 499 > > Now, if this client connect to a NFS (v3), and write data to > the NFS, will write-back caching used? > > Or it will fsync() after every write ? > > Thanks. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and > around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save > $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. > 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. > Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p > _______________________________________________ > NFS maillist - NFS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs > _______________________________________________ > Please note that nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is being discontinued. > Please subscribe to linux-nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx instead. > http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-nfs > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-nfs" in the body of a message to > majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs _______________________________________________ Please note that nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is being discontinued. Please subscribe to linux-nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx instead. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-nfs -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
