doiflush

Description

Controls whether file system metadata syncs will be executed during fsflush invocations. This synchronization is done every Nth invocation of fsflush where N= (autoup / tune_t_fsflushr). Because this algorithm is integer division, if tune_t_fsflushr is greater than autoup, a synchronization is done on every invocation of fsflush because the code checks to see if its iteration counter is greater than or equal to N. Note that N is computed once on invocation of fsflush. Later changes to tune_t_fsflushr or autoup have no effect on the frequency of synchronization operations.

Data Type

Signed integer

Default

1 (enabled)

Range

0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)

Units

Toggle (on/off)

Dynamic?

Yes

Validation

None

When to Change

When files are frequently modified over a period of time and the load caused by the flushing perturbs system behavior.

Files whose existence, and therefore consistency of state, does not matter if the system reboots are better kept in a TMPFS file system (for example, /tmp). Inode traffic can be reduced on systems, starting in the Solaris 7 release, by using the mount -noatime option. This option eliminates inode updates when the file is accessed.

For a system engaged in realtime processing, you might want to disable this option and use explicit application file synchronizing to achieve consistency.

Commitment Level

Unstable