Re: fdatasync/barriers (was : [Bug 421482] Firefox 3 uses fsync excessively)

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> Here's a thought for someone implementing fdatasync().  If a database
> uses O_DIRECT writes (typically with aio), then wants data which it's
> written to be committed to the hard disk platter, and the filesystem
> is mounted "barrier=1" - should it call fdatasync()?  Should that emit
> the barrier?  If another application uses normal (not O_DIRECT)
> writes, and then _is delayed_ so long that kernel writeback occurs and
> all cache is clean, and then calls fdatasync(), should that call emit
> a barrier in that case?  (Answers imho: yes and yes).

I don't get it.  What would be the value of emitting the barrier?

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Bryan Henderson                     IBM Almaden Research Center
San Jose CA                         Filesystems

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