- Disables the use of block layer write barriers. Write barriers ensure
- that certain IOs make it through the device cache and are on persistent
- storage. If used on a device with a volatile (non-battery-backed)
- write-back cache, this option will lead to filesystem corruption on a
- system crash or power loss.
+ Enable/disable the use of block layer write barriers. Write barriers
+ ensure that certain IOs make it through the device cache and are on
+ persistent storage. If disabled on a device with a volatile
+ (non-battery-backed) write-back cache, nobarrier option will lead to
+ filesystem corruption on a system crash or power loss.