Re: [PATCH] block: flush the disk cache on BLKFLSBUF

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On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:25:28PM +0200, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> The BLKFLSBUF ioctl doesn't send the flush bio to the block device, thus
> flushed data may be lurking in the disk cache and they may not be really
> flushed to the stable storage.
> 
> This patch adds the call to blkdev_issue_flush to blkdev_flushbuf.

Umm, why?  This is an ioctl no one should be using, and we certainly
should not add new functionality to it.  Can you explain what you're
trying to do here?




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