Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:35:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:35:10 -0400 Received: from lockupnat.curl.com ([216.230.83.254]:4599 "EHLO egghead.curl.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:35:09 -0400 To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Matthias Andree Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4.19-rc1/2.5.25 provide dummy fsync() routine for directories on NFS mounts References: <20020715075221.GC21470@uncarved.com> <20020715133507.GF32155@merlin.emma.line.org> <1026749802.30202.13.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> From: "Patrick J. LoPresti" Date: 15 Jul 2002 11:38:04 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1026749802.30202.13.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1328 Lines: 27 Alan Cox writes: > Linus has explicitly stated what fsync on a directory does, during > several of the thousands of cycling repeated flamewars generated by MTA > authors > > If that isnt definitive I don't know what is Documentation/fsync.txt would be better. I mean, suppose I write to some MTA's authors to inform them that their product is "broken on Linux" and telling them how to fix it. They might think I am nuts, or that this behavior is an implementation coincidence. (Some of them even seem to think Linux is not complying with the relevant standards. That there is even an argument here means that the standards themselves are broken; standards are supposed to be very clear.) To where should I refer these authors to convince them that this really is how Linux behaves, by definition, now and forever? Should I point them at the flamewars in various mailing list archives? Should I suggest they write to Linus personally? I would rather refer them to Documentation/fsync.txt. Do you agree? Would you accept a patch to add it? - Pat - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/