> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:54:32 -0600 (MDT) > From: Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com> > Subject: Re: Identifying disk activity > > > Is there a way to force "synchronous disk activity"? > > Turning off soft updates will help, but not make disk writes > totally synchronous. 'mount -o sync' does, however. <grin>