Soft Updates

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf File system technology
gptkbp:alternativeTo journaling
gptkbp:category File system consistency techniques
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Marshall_Kirk_McKusick
gptkbp:feature Faster recovery after crash
Metadata update ordering
Minimizes synchronous disk writes
No need for full file system scan after crash
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soft Updates
gptkbp:introducedIn 1999
gptkbp:operates gptkb:UFS
gptkbp:purpose Improve file system consistency
Reduce need for fsck after crash
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:WAPBL
gptkb:UFS2
gptkbp:status Optional in modern BSDs
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:FreeBSD
gptkb:NetBSD
gptkb:OpenBSD
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UFS_filesystem
gptkb:UFS_file_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8