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a) posix doesn't guarantee or require it b) ext4 actually provides a workaround for that kind of broken software with its auto_da_alloc behavior, which is on by
by the8472 6y ago
a) posix doesn't guarantee or require it b) ext4 actually provides a workaround for that kind of broken software with its auto_da_alloc behavior, which is on by default.
- Dylan16807 6y agoWhat posix actually requires is an awful mess and just as broken if not moreso. Oh, you just said to sync the file, not the directory? Too bad, data's gone.
- a1369209993 6y agoPosix doesn't guarantee or require that you can reliably close a file descriptor. Modus tollens and all, or as the saying goes, 98% confidence has been refuted at general relativity.