Dave Kleikamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This patch to jfs_fsck fixes the problem. It wasn't really an issue > with O_SYNC at all, although I believe there are O_SYNC issues that need > to be resolved. The data itself should be sync'd correctly, as > generic_file_write checks for the O_SYNC flag. The missing piece in jfs > is that metadata changes to the inode may not always be making it to the > disk when they should.
Wow, that's an amazingly fast fix. Thanks! If I have time today, I'll re-run the checker after applying your patch. -- Ben Pfaff email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://benpfaff.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/