Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!mcvax!tuvie!atbull!ee From: ee@atbull.UUCP (Erwin Eder) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Should 'sync' stop terminal/system activity ? Keywords: sync,buffers,frozen terminals,is this OK? Message-ID: <265@atbull.UUCP> Date: 10 Aug 89 00:26:22 GMT Lines: 31 _The configuration: 60830,UNIX V.3,16MB _The Situation: 2MB for BUFFERS 'sync' stops all terminal/system activity for some seconds ( until buffers are written to disk ? ) 1MB for BUFFERS no troubles with sync ( of course 2MB BUFFERS is preferable, but users complain about terminals freezing for no obvious reason ) _The question: Is it normal/ok for sync to freeze terminal activity ? I am posting this for a friend of mine who does not read netnews, so please respond by e-mail. I will post a summary if there is enough interest. Erwin Eder -- +---/~~~~\---------------+--------------------------------------------+ | / \ <-- this is | and this uunet!mcvax!tuvie!atbull!ee | | \____/ a tree. | is me --> In-Real-Life Erwin Eder | +-----||-----------------+--------------------------------------------+