Re: Linux does not care for data integrity

Jeff Garzik
2005-06-02T00:36:35Z

Bill Davidsen wrote:
> This would change the meaning of fsync from "force out the data" to
> "wait for the data to be written" in some implementations.

This is the meaning of fsync: copies all in-core parts of a file to
disk, and waits until the device reports that all parts are on stable
storage.

Anything less is a bug.

Jeff