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Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][STABLE 0.13] Revert "qcow2: Use bdrv_(p)write


From: Alexander Graf
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [RFC][STABLE 0.13] Revert "qcow2: Use bdrv_(p)write_sync for metadata writes"
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:21:11 +0200
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Avi Kivity wrote:
>  On 08/24/2010 03:12 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>
>>> Well, safety is not boolean. Considering to make it mostly safe instead
>>> of completely safe because of the performance doesn't mean that we
>>> should make it completely unsafe.
>>>
>> What is safety then? A vague feeling of "oh today is monday so my data
>> is safe, but on tuesday I always lose my image data"? Either we promise
>> to keep data safe or we don't. There is no in between.
>>
>
> Do you drive a car?

Would you buy a car where the breaks are known to not always work? ;)

> Though in general I agree we shouldn't compromise on data integrity.

That's my point. Either we go for it or we don't.


Alex




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