Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination

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To: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
From: "hch@xxxxxx" <hch@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 06:31:50 +0100
Cc: Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Omar Sandoval <osandov@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>, Trond Myklebust <trondmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "lsf-pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lsf-pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "hch@xxxxxx" <hch@xxxxxx>, "miklos@xxxxxxxxxx" <miklos@xxxxxxxxxx>, "linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 02:35:38PM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> I'm using direct I/O, so I'm assuming I don't need to fsync().

Direct I/O of course requires fsync.  What makes you think different?

References:
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Al Viro
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Omar Sandoval
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Al Viro
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Omar Sandoval
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Al Viro
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Omar Sandoval
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Amir Goldstein
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Omar Sandoval
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: Al Viro
- Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Allowing linkat() to replace the destination
  - From: David Howells

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