Re: replace() system call needed (was Re: EXT4-ish "fixes" in UBIFS)

[Artem Bityutskiy]

Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > 2. create/write/rename leads to empty files
> > > ..but this should not be. If we want to make that explicit, we should
> > > provide "replace()" operation; where replace is rename that makes sure
> > > that source file is completely on media before commiting the rename.
> > Well, OK, we can fsync() before rename, we just need clean rules
> > for this, so that all Linux FSes would follow them. Would be nice
> > to have final agreement on all this stuff.
>
> My proposal is 
>
> rename() stays.

It stays and:

1. does _not_ fsync
2. has synchronous fsync added
3. stays and have asynchronous fsync added?

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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (ÐÑÑÑÐ ÐÐÑÑÑÐÐÐ)
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