Ted Unangst <t...@tedunangst.com> wrote: > Theo de Raadt wrote: > > How does sync() fix this? Please explain this. Look at the source > > code. > > > > sync() is an asyncronous call requesting syncronization, and once > > it has marked the blocks that should be pushed, it returns before > > the work has been done. > > Ah, indeed. > > > > 2. cp could do an fsync call. There was a thread about this a while ago? > > > > How does fsync fix this? What if it returns an error. What do you do next. > > Should cp spin until fsync returns non-error, or what should it do. > > Exit with an error? Same as if it got EIO or ENOSPC from a write? Then the > command chain will stop before the mv.
The OP demonstrated a problem. Any solution presented should try to fix the problem, not just "maybe".
