From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from 2.mo302.mail-out.ovh.net ([137.74.110.75]:52383 "EHLO 2.mo302.mail-out.ovh.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726584AbeJSQVf (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:21:35 -0400 From: Romain Le Disez Subject: Re: [QUESTION] multiple fsync() vs single sync() Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:16:27 +0000 Message-ID: <0C4E81C1-739F-432E-88A3-C2B1E4B1A310@corp.ovh.com> References: <6A65F394-C1BA-4339-AC9B-051885D12F65@corp.ovh.com> <20181017011624.GB6311@dastard> In-Reply-To: <20181017011624.GB6311@dastard> Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-ID: <25567AD2D8A7574F9179F8287C62E139@corp.ovh.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-xfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: List-Id: xfs To: Dave Chinner Cc: "linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org" VGhhbmtzIGFsbCBmb3IgeW91ciBhbnN3ZXJzLCBpdCBpcyByZWFsbHkgaGVscGZ1bCwgSSBoYXZl 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