Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Apr 2010 22:42:08 +0200 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] raw: fsync method is now required |
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On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 01:39:02PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > So if you run fsync() against a /dev/rawX fd you get -EINVAL? erk. > > > We have two options: fix it or remove the raw driver completely. I'm happy > > to do either, the fact this has been broken for so long suggests it is > > rarely used. > > Well. It shows that fsync() is rarely used.
The new O_SYNC implementation uses fsync, so O_SYNC users are also affected now. Still shows that either one is relatively rarely used..
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