Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:36:19 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Linux does not care for data integrity |
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Bill Davidsen wrote: > This would change the meaning of fsync from "force out the data" to > "wait for the data to be written" in some implementations.
This is the meaning of fsync: copies all in-core parts of a file to disk, and waits until the device reports that all parts are on stable storage.
Anything less is a bug.
Jeff
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