linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc: watchdog simple example: don't fail on fsync()

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Date:	Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:40:41 +0200
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Giel van Schijndel <me@...tis.eu>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: watchdog simple example: don't fail on fsync()

Hi Giel,

> Don't terminate the watchdog daemon when fsync() fails because no
> watchdog driver actually implements the fsync() syscall.

Wouldn't it be simpler then to just do an fsync without checking the error-result?

Kind regards,
Wim.


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