Problems with FS buffering on Linux 2.2.14

[Manfred Spraul]

Reinhold Huber wrote:
> 
> So I assume that the Linux kernel keeps the read buffers for filesystems
> even after the FS is unmounted, and re-uses them for the next mount of
> the same FS. I prefer having monolithic kernels with the subsystems I
> always need compiled-in, so the workaround with rmmod'ing the SCSI
> module does not work for me.
> 
Could you try if

	# hdparm  -f -g /dev/sda

also flushes the buffers?

--
	Manfred

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