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SubjectRe: 100% sync block device on 2.2 ?
> >
> > while :; do sync ; done
> >
> >
> > and everything should be in sync :)
>
> sync does not call fsync_dev(), nor it calls this flush ioctl i
> implemented in my driver.
> sync seems just to sync the vfs.

from my experience, sync flush all the buffers to disk just like the
kernel does when it receies a halt or reboot command.

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