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Subject: Re: [patch] sys_sync livelock fix
To: akpm@zip.com.au (Andrew Morton)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:28:27 +0000 (GMT)
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> > Whats wrong with sync not terminating when there is permenantly I/O left ?
> > Its seems preferably to suprise data loss
> 
> Hard call.  What do we *want* sync to do?

I'd rather not change the 2.4 behaviour - just in case. For 2.5 I really
have no opinion either way if SuS doesn't mind
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