Re: Atomic file data replace API

[Christian Stroetmann <stroetmann@ontolinux.com>]

On the 29.12.2010 16:35, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Christian Stroetmann
> <stroetmann@ontolinux.com>  wrote:
>> On the 29.12.2010 13:42, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
>>>>> Not really, unfortunately. Haven't seen a single link to code that
>>>>> shows how to do it properly.
>> No, not this way. You were and still are asked for delivering the code.
>> Don't pervert the threat of the discussion.
> I'm talking about the code for temp file, fsync, rename. Not about
> O_ATOMIC code.

Maybe you have not understood the hints: It doesn't matter anymore about 
what you are talking unless you present code.

>>> Each app makes it's own decision about what API to use. Supporting
>>> atomic stuff doesn't change the behaviour of existing apps.
>> Wrong, we are talking here in the first place about general atomic FS
>> operations. And to guarantee atomicity you have to change general FS
>> functions in such a way that in the end all other applications are affected,
> Why's that?

read the paragraph as a whole

>> or otherwise you have to implement an own (larger part of an) FS.
>> At this point there is no discussion anymore without code from you, because
>> this subject is as well discussed to the maximum in information
>> processing/informatics/computer science.
> This subject? Exactly what subject?

read the begining of the paragraph

>>> Maybe I should ask devs of some large apps on their take of this issue.
>> Nonsense, because they are already using:
>> a) the functions available by an FS,
> Of course. Does that mean the situation can't be improved for them?

Do you have any code that improves the situation to discuss here?

>> b) the functions available by a DBMS, or
>> c) a propritary special solution based on the available functions of the OS
>> and additional functionality that they develope and maintain themselves
>> for their comparable use cases since decades due to the cost vs. benefit
>> ratio.
> Olaf

Christian Stroetmann