linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] introduce sys_syncfs to sync a single file system

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Message-ID: <4D7BBC03.3020404@garzik.org>
Date:	Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:31:31 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Indan Zupancic <indan@....nu>
CC:	Ric Wheeler <ricwheeler@...il.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Sage Weil <sage@...dream.net>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Aneesh Kumar K. V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@...il.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	mtk.manpages@...il.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, hch@....de,
	l@...per.es
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] introduce sys_syncfs to sync a single file system

On 03/11/2011 10:50 PM, Indan Zupancic wrote:
> If sync(2) didn't exist and people wanted to add it I'd complain too. This
> has all the problems of sync(2), but with the "not sure if all the files are
> on the file system I think" problem added.

You are decades too late, then...

sync_file_range() is not appropriate because that works on only one fd.

The new syscall is fine, and addresses a need.

	Jeff


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