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Re: [PATCH] Add O_FSYNC define to sparc just like other platforms.

From: David Miller <davem at davemloft dot net>
To: hch at lst dot de
Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:15:07 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add O_FSYNC define to sparc just like other platforms.
References: <20120215.181452.2149980085302019891.davem@davemloft.net><20120217193826.GA16390@lst.de>

From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:38:26 +0100

> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 06:14:52PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
>> 
>> /
>> 
>> 	[BZ #11494]
>> 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/fcntl.h (O_FSYNC): Define.
> 
> What reason exists to add a non-standard alias for O_SYNC?

Who knows, but since every other target provides it I'd be an
idiot not to provide something consistent on sparc as well.

FWIW I think it comes from BSD.

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- [PATCH] Add O_FSYNC define to sparc just like other platforms.
  - From: David Miller
- Re: [PATCH] Add O_FSYNC define to sparc just like other platforms.
  - From: Christoph Hellwig

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