Re: Linux does not care for data integrity
From: Jeff Garzik
Date: Wed Jun 01 2005 - 19:37:40 EST
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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