Re: Linux does not care for data integrity

[Jeff Garzik]

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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