Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: True fsync() in Linux (on IDE) | From | Chris Mason <> | Date | Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:38:27 -0500 |
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On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 15:31, Hans Reiser wrote: > Chris Mason wrote: > > > > >>- It depends on type of write (if it changes mata data or not) > >>- Finally it depends on file system and even journal mount options > >> > >> > >> > >All of the above is correct. > > > > > Doesn't the above statement contradict the following?: > Sorry for the confusion, I thought he was asking about 2.4.x.
> >In 2.6 does fsync always insert a write barrier when the metadata > >> journaling option is set for reiserfs? > > > > > > Yes, fsync is done in the 2.6 patches. > > and I was imprecise, I should have asked, does fsync flush the disk > cache regardless of what mount options are set or data/metadata touched > in the 2.6 patches? >
-chris
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