Re: [PATCH V5 1/2] FS: Add generic data flush to fsync

2014-05-14 Thread Fabian Frederick
On Mon, 12 May 2014 14:50:27 -0700 Andrew Morton wrote: > On Mon, 12 May 2014 07:20:27 +0200 Fabian Frederick wrote: > > > This patch issues a flush in generic_file_fsync. > > (Modern filesystems already do it) > > > > Behaviour can be reversed using /sys/devices/.../cache_type > > or by calli

Re: [PATCH V5 1/2] FS: Add generic data flush to fsync

2014-05-14 Thread Debabrata Banerjee
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Mon, 12 May 2014 07:20:27 +0200 Fabian Frederick wrote: > >> This patch issues a flush in generic_file_fsync. >> (Modern filesystems already do it) >> >> Behaviour can be reversed using /sys/devices/.../cache_type >> or by calling __gener

Re: [PATCH V5 1/2] FS: Add generic data flush to fsync

2014-05-12 Thread Andrew Morton
On Mon, 12 May 2014 07:20:27 +0200 Fabian Frederick wrote: > This patch issues a flush in generic_file_fsync. > (Modern filesystems already do it) > > Behaviour can be reversed using /sys/devices/.../cache_type > or by calling __generic_file_fsync Well OK, but why? What effect does the patch h

[PATCH V5 1/2] FS: Add generic data flush to fsync

2014-05-11 Thread Fabian Frederick
This patch issues a flush in generic_file_fsync. (Modern filesystems already do it) Behaviour can be reversed using /sys/devices/.../cache_type or by calling __generic_file_fsync Suggested-by: Jan Kara Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig Cc: Jan Kara Cc: Christoph Hellwig Cc: Alexander Viro Cc: