docs/84264: ata(4) manpage disagrees with tuning(7) manpage about hw.ata.wc

[Gary W. Swearingen]

>Number:         84264
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       ata(4) manpage disagrees with tuning(7) manpage about hw.ata.wc
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jul 29 02:40:12 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Gary W. Swearingen
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
none
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
Manpage tuning(7) says that write caching can cause data loss on power
failures OR CRASHES, while ata(4) only mentions power failures.

>How-To-Repeat:
n/a

>Fix:
Assume the worst (and trust Dillon, IIRC) and fix ata manpage:

--- /pr/work/ata..orig.4	Wed Jul 27 22:30:35 2005
+++ /pr/work/ata.4	Wed Jul 27 22:30:49 2005
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 .It Va hw.ata.wc
 set to 1 to enable Write Caching, 0 to disable (default is enabled).
 .Em WARNING :
-can cause data loss on power failures.
+can cause data loss on power failures and crashes.
 .El
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
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