linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/20] kbuild: scripts/install.sh: call sync before calling the bootloader installer

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Message-Id: <20210407053419.449796-5-gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Wed,  7 Apr 2021 07:34:03 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>
Cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 04/20] kbuild: scripts/install.sh: call sync before calling the bootloader installer

It's good to ensure that the files are written out before calling the
bootloader installer, as other architectures do, so call sync after
doing the copying of the kernel and system map files.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 scripts/install.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index af36c0a82f01..92d0d2ade414 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ if [ -x /sbin/"${INSTALLKERNEL}" ]; then exec /sbin/"${INSTALLKERNEL}" "$@"; fi
 # Default install - same as make zlilo
 install "$2" "$4"/vmlinuz
 install "$3" "$4"/System.map
+sync
 
 if [ -x /sbin/lilo ]; then
        /sbin/lilo
 elif [ -x /etc/lilo/install ]; then
        /etc/lilo/install
 else
-       sync
        echo "Cannot find LILO."
 fi
-- 
2.31.1