[snip] > > SUSv3 has this to say about sync(): > > <quote> > The sync() function shall cause all information in memory that updates > file > systems to be scheduled for writing out to all file systems. > > The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete upon return > from > sync(). > </quote> >
"scheduled for writing out"? Isn't that done at the time any file/filesystem calls are made? Unless I'm missing something, that quote translates to, "sync() does nothing". -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
