Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:46:15 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.29 |
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On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > On the other side of the coin, major desktop apps Firefox and Thunderbird > already use it: Firefox uses sqlite [...]
You do know that Firefox had to _disable_ fsync() exactly because not disabling it was unacceptable? That whole "why does firefox stop for 5 seconds" thing created too many bug-reports.
> So, arguments about "people should..." aside, existing desktops apps _do_ > fsync and we get to deal with the bad performance :/
No they don't. Read up on it. Really.
Guys, I don't understand why you even argue. I've been complaining about fsync() performance for the last five years or so. It's taken you a long time to finally realize, and you still don't seem to "get it".
PEOPLE LITERALLY REMOVE 'fsync()' CALLS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNACCEPTABLE FOR USERS.
It really is that simple.
Linus
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