Ext4 + barriers=1 + ssd + power loss while commiting to a git repo = broken repo?

[Bryn M. Reeves]

On 04/14/2011 04:38 PM, Adam Williamson wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 09:15 +0200, Michał Piotrowski wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I experienced a small loss of power during commiting to a git repo.
> 
> I can't resist...how does a 'small' loss of power differ from a 'large'
> loss of power? :)

Haha only-serious but in my (probably outdated dead-tree :) book:

Small loss of power: Enough to get the smoothing caps draining and kick up some
wobble on the rails (might make your DRAMs go nuts). Aka a brownout.

Large loss of power: Fetch the candles! (a blackout!).

;)

Regards,
Bryn.