working sync() code

[David Fritz]

GARY VANSICKLE wrote:

> [snip]
> 
>>SUSv3 has this to say about sync():
>>
>><quote>
>>The sync() function shall cause all information in memory that updates
>>file
>>systems to be scheduled for writing out to all file systems.
>>
>>The writing, although scheduled, is not necessarily complete upon return
>>from
>>sync().
>></quote>
>>
> 
> "scheduled for writing out"?  Isn't that done at the time any
> file/filesystem calls are made?  Unless I'm missing something, that quote
> translates to, "sync() does nothing".

Or at least "sync() isn't guaranteed to do anything".  Yes, it's extremely 
vague.  I guess we could consider Cygwin's current implementation as conforming. 
   :) Which is consistent with Corinna's comments.

Cheers



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