Junfeng Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We're working on a file system checker and have a question regarding what > sys_sync actually does. It appears to us that sys_sync should sync both > data and metadata, and wait until both data and metadata hit the disk > before it returns. Is this true for all the file systems (especially > ext2) for kernel 2.6.x? I've gotten many "error" traces for ext2, where > directory entries are not flushed to disk after sys_sync. In other words, > even if users do call sys_sync, a crash after sys_sync call can still > cause file losses. Is this intended?
No, it would be a bug. sync() is supposed to flush everything. In the ext2 case directory changes should be hold in a dirty buffer, which sync should normally flush. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
