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How to debug/audit which devices cache writes?
I store documents on btrfs partition built upon sparse dm-crypt device located on ext4 main partition on physical harddrive.
When kernel panics (and this happens on daily basis on my ASUS P53E with ...
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Why doesn't dm-crypt handle write barriers properly?
One of the well-known properties of dm-crypt is that it does not handle write barriers properly and hence it requires turning off on-drive write cache to prevent corruption of filesystems. As far as I ...
