From: Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Atomic file data replace API
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:12:19 +0100
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To: Christian Stroetmann <stroetmann@ontolinux.com>
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On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Christian Stroetmann
<stroetmann@ontolinux.com> wrote:
>> I'm talking about the code for temp file, fsync, rename. Not about
>> O_ATOMIC code.
>
> Maybe you have not understood the hints: It doesn't matter anymore about
> what you are talking unless you present code.

What code?

>>>> Each app makes it's own decision about what API to use. Supporting
>>>> atomic stuff doesn't change the behaviour of existing apps.
>>>
>>> Wrong, we are talking here in the first place about general atomic FS
>>> operations. And to guarantee atomicity you have to change general FS
>>> functions in such a way that in the end all other applications are
>>> affected,
>>
>> Why's that?
>
> read the paragraph as a whole

I have. Still wondering why.