Date:	Wed, 27 Sep 2000 19:50:47 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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To:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: Rebooting the PC
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On  Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Eli Zaretskii decided to enlighten us with,

> Sorry, but I'm a bit confused by this thread.  Can someone tell me if 
> there's something in section 22.26 of the FAQ that needs to be changed or 
> updated or made more clear?

The fact whether the port command will cause a write caching enabled disk
cache to flush its cache before the reboot is not mentioned (ie the safety
factors of the various methods). Although it should happen, as AFAIK most
disk caches hook the keyboard interrupt to intercept CTRL-ALT-DEL and
flush its buffers before the reboot.

Best Wishes,
Grendel

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