Re: ext3-2.4-0.9.4

Matti Aarnio
2001-07-31T00:21:38Z

On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 03:51:35PM +0000, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> From: torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds)
> Subject: Re: ext3-2.4-0.9.4
> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:51:35 +0000 (UTC)
....
> Use fsync() on the directory.
>
> Logical, isn't it?

No. I don't see why I should opendir() a directory, fsync()
that handle, and closedir() the handle. I would definitely prefer:

lsync(dirpath)

This could, even, behave like lstat() with the path: if the last name
segment is symlink, the sync is done on the i-node data of symlink, not
on what it (possibly) points to.

I didn't check if POSIX folks have thought of that.

> Linus

/Matti Aarnio