Re: Linux 2.6.29
From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Fri Mar 27 2009 - 17:52:00 EST
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> On the other side of the coin, major desktop apps Firefox and Thunderbird
> already use it: Firefox uses sqlite [...]
You do know that Firefox had to _disable_ fsync() exactly because not
disabling it was unacceptable? That whole "why does firefox stop for 5
seconds" thing created too many bug-reports.
> So, arguments about "people should..." aside, existing desktops apps _do_
> fsync and we get to deal with the bad performance :/
No they don't. Read up on it. Really.
Guys, I don't understand why you even argue. I've been complaining about
fsync() performance for the last five years or so. It's taken you a long
time to finally realize, and you still don't seem to "get it".
PEOPLE LITERALLY REMOVE 'fsync()' CALLS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNACCEPTABLE FOR
USERS.
It really is that simple.
Linus
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