Re: [patch] sys_sync livelock fix

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:28:27 +0000 (GMT)

> > Whats wrong with sync not terminating when there is permenantly I/O left ?
> > Its seems preferably to suprise data loss
>
> Hard call. What do we *want* sync to do?

I'd rather not change the 2.4 behaviour - just in case. For 2.5 I really
have no opinion either way if SuS doesn't mind
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