Re: Can O_SYNC be implemented by using fsync?

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Bless you Stephen! Let me know when this interface will put rolled into
the flat area for 2.4 so I can switch over and start using it. Killer
-- a real AIO layer in Linux.

:-) :-) :-)

Jeff

"Stephen C. Tweedie" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, May 18, 2000 at 09:00:44AM -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
> >
> > Ooh, baby. That sounds lovely.
> > The API you're working on is the standard aio_write(), though, isn't it?
> > Or does that not fit the requirements?
>
> No, it's far, *far* more powerful than aio_write. The normal posix
> aio functions like aio_write will be achievable through it, but it will
> support a lot more (such as things like allowing arbitrary copy of data
> without it ever having to reach user space at all).
>
> --Stephen
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