linux-kernel - Re: [patch 8/8] fs: add i_op->sync

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Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:44:34 +1100
From:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...nel.dk>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...nel.dk>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 8/8] fs: add i_op->sync_inode

On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 02:25:10AM -0500, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 03:48:36PM +1100, Nick Piggin wrote:
> > OK, I don't exactly see why a sync_inode with appropriate flag could
> > not solve that problem. I'll take a bit more look through nfs and
> > xfs. Thanks...
> 
> We could also overload all inode operations into a single ioctl like
> method, but that doesn't make it a good design.

I've been a bit busy lately and haven't had time to continue this
discussion. Thanks for your input so far, and I'll get back to it soon.

I will try to get out a set of changes for current merge window that
fix the bulk of the problems without going into areas you disagree
with, and then we can have a smaller set of changes we to agree on for
next merge window. I will come back and reply to your points when I
get a bit more time.

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