linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: sync the directory inode in ext4_sync

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Message-ID: <4D9B717F.3010300@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:46:07 -0700
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	Curt Wohlgemuth <curtw@...gle.com>
CC:	tytso@....edu, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: sync the directory inode in ext4_sync_parent()

On 4/5/11 12:43 PM, Curt Wohlgemuth wrote:
> Well, you could argue that a failure to sync the parent shouldn't
> cause the inode's fsync() to fail, but I probably wouldn't :-) .  I'll
> resend a patch that implements this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Curt

It might be a valid argument, since we're doing it "just to be nice" - but if you're getting EIOs you'd probably rather know sooner than later...

-Eric
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