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

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Date:	Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:28:09 +0200
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>
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 Sat, 2011-03-12 at 04:50 +0100, Indan Zupancic wrote:
> Did you use the remount trick or the ioctl? If the latter, is it sufficient
> for your need? If the first, would guaranteeing that mount -o remount,rw
> trick will keep working solve the problem for you?

-o remount,rw wants sysadmin capability, which limits the usage of this
trick.

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)

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