Alan Somers <asom...@freebsd.org> wrote: > I would've thought that immediately following a sync(8), the > filesystem would be consistent. Why do I still see errors after a
sync(8) does little more than tell the kernel to start flushing some pages - which the kernel would do anyway in about 30s So, it does not really ensure a clean filesystem if you are about to reboot - and certainly not if a panic is imminent. FWIW to minimize fs problems after doing package install on junos I run fsync on files and dirs I know are likely to have been updated and which need to be flushed to disk before reboot. Unlike sync(8), fsync(1) will not return until the I/O is done. You may still lose data after a sudden power cycle or panic, but less likely to be something critical. _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
