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authorsheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>2000-07-20 07:31:52 +0000
committersheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>2000-07-20 07:31:52 +0000
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Include a comment explaining the usual delay between writes and syncs.
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@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ on that queue,
the
.Nm
process forces a write out to disk of its dirty buffers.
+.Pp
+Usually,
+buffers will be written out no more than
+about 30 seconds
+after they are dirtied.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sync 2 ,
.Xr fsck 8 ,
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