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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: fsync() madness
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2008-04-21 9:11:55
Message-ID: 200804211111.56423.coolo () kde ! org
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Am Montag, 21. April 2008 schrieb Allan Sandfeld Jensen:
> I prefer fsync() in a number of cases. The one time where I appreciate it
> the most; is when copying files to a USB-device, because I know can unplug
> the device as soon as KDE copy claims to be done.
>
Interesting case as there is no sync call in the file slave. You perhaps
mounted your USB device sync, which is the right thing to do if you want
to unplug it suprisingly. It's not the task of the desktop / file manager
to take care of data sync, but of the operating system.

Greetings, Stephan

 
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