[HACKERS] sync()

[Tatsuo Ishii]

I noticed sync() is used in PostgreSQL.

CHECKPOINT -> FlushBufferPool() -> smgrsync() -> mdsync() -> sync()

Can someone tell me why we need sync() here?
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Tatsuo Ishii

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