Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.4.19-rc1/2.5.25 provide dummy fsync() routine for directories on NFS mounts | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 15 Jul 2002 17:45:32 +0100 |
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On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 16:19, Matthias Andree wrote: > > Linus has explicitly stated what fsync on a directory does, during > > several of the thousands of cycling repeated flamewars generated by MTA > > authors > > That requires explicitly porting applications to Linux and is > unreasonable to expect from a usability point of view.
Well bad luck then. POSIX and SuS forgot to specify a standard on this. I've pointed other people at the standards committee to go fix it but heard a deafening silence. Until then I'll run nice fast Linux ported mail apps
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