From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH] tools/fw_env: use fsync to ensure that data is physically stored
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130521124723.D2F42384809@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1369078482-5863-1-git-send-email-mhei@heimpold.de>
Dear Michael Heimpold,
In message <1369078482-5863-1-git-send-email-mhei@heimpold.de> you wrote:
> Closing a file descriptor does not guarantee that the data has been
> successfully saved to disk, as the kernel might defer the write.
What is the exact problem you are trying to fix?
I mean, when exactly does adding the sync play a role?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-05-21 12:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-05-20 19:34 [U-Boot] [PATCH] tools/fw_env: use fsync to ensure that data is physically stored Michael Heimpold
2013-05-21 12:47 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2013-05-21 17:34 ` Michael Heimpold
2013-05-22 14:32 ` Mats Kärrman
2013-05-22 15:33 ` Mark Jackson
2013-05-22 18:32 ` Michael Heimpold
2017-07-25 0:42 ` [U-Boot] " Tom Rini
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2017-07-13 13:11 [U-Boot] [PATCH] " Vincent Prince
2017-07-14 9:07 ` Vincent Prince
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