Re: How can I force a read?

From: Reto Baettig (baettig@scs.ch)
Date: Thu May 18 2000 - 13:01:22 EST

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> How can I force a read from a block device after a write?

> Is there a way to tell the fs
> to force an actual read from the disk?

you are probably looking for __invalidate_buffers (fs/buffer.c), but do
a sync first.

reto

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