linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] fpathconf() for fsync() behavior

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Message-ID: <20090423141006.GH2723@mit.edu>
Date:	Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:10:06 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Valerie Aurora Henson <vaurora@...hat.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>,
	Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@...hat.com>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] fpathconf() for fsync() behavior

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 08:48:01AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Theodore Tso wrote:
>> So we can create a more finer-grained controlled system call ---
>> although I would suggest that we just add some extra flags to
>> sync_file_range() --- but it's doubtful that many application
>> programmers will use it.
>
> sync_file_range() seems the obvious avenue for new fsync flags.
>
> I even explored what it would take to add a "flush storage dev writeback  
> cache, for this file" flag to sync_file_range(), rather unfortunately  
> non-trivial given the current implementation's close ties to MM.

What I had roughly in mind was some (optional) calls to the filesystem
before and after the current implementations MM magic, but I haven't
thought very deeply on the subject yet, mainly because...

> But yeah...  how many people will use these fancy new flags and features?
>

Yeah.  That issue.

It would be nice to have some additional semantics, but in terms of
priorities, it's not the highest thing on my list in terms of itches
to scratch.

	   					- Ted
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