On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 12:22:12PM -0800, Mikheev, Vadim wrote:
> > > That's why an end marker must follow all valid records.
> > That requires an extra out-of-sequence write.
> Yes, and also increase probability to corrupt already committed
> to log data.
Are you referring to the case where the drive loses power in mid-write?
That is solved by either arranging for the markers to always be placed
at the start of a block, or by plugging in a UPS.
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Bruce Guenter <bruceg@em.ca> http://em.ca/~bruceg/