Re: fsync for only part of a file

Jason Thorpe <thorpej-DZEk9q7Sfju/3pe1ocb+swC/[email protected]> Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:44:44 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.os.bsd.api.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Saturday, September 13, 2003, at 10:20  AM, Alan Barrett wrote:

> This looks more like a variant of fdatasync() than a variant of 
> fsync().
>
> I suggest calling it fdatasync_region().

The fsync_range() call that AIX uses has a flag word that indicates 
data or metadata sync.

         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej-DZEk9q7Sfju/3pe1ocb+swC/[email protected]>


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