[DRBD-user] Found a new disk flush error code

[Lars Ellenberg]

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 04:46:10PM +0100, Thomas Reinhold wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I've done a little further testing and ran DRBD directly on top of the raid set
> (without using dm_crypt). Still got the same disk flush errors when having
> flushing enabled. 
> 
> So can I assume that either the lower level scsi driver megaraid_sas (Debian
> 2.6.18.6-amd64) or the raid controller (LSI MegaRaid 1078) does not support
> flushing?

absolutely.

> And another question: Can disabling flushing in DRBD cause any other problems
> than data corruptions at power loss?

I'd say "no" if you promise not to sue me in case I'm wrong.

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