Re: [patch] sys_sync livelock fix

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:31:11 +0000 (GMT)

> Given that /bin/sync calls write_unlocked_buffers() three times,
> that's good enough. sync still takes aaaaaages, but it terminates.

Whats wrong with sync not terminating when there is permenantly I/O left ?
Its seems preferably to suprise data loss
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