"Xin Zhao" <uszhaoxin@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > 3. Does sys_close() have to be blocked until all data and metadata > are committed? If not, sys_close() may give application an illusion > that the file is successfully written, which can cause the application > to take subsequent operation. However, data flush could be failed. In > this case, file system seems to mislead the application. Is this true? > If so, any solutions? The fsync() call is the way to make sure written data has hit the disk. close() doesn't guarantee that. -Doug - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
