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Date:      Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:38:14 -0500 (EST)
From:      Jeff Roberson <jroberson@chesapeake.net>
To:        Alexander Kabaev <ak03@gte.com>
Cc:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>, Alexander Kabaev <kan@FreeBSD.org>, <src-committers@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-src@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/fs/devfs devfs_vfsops.c src/sys/fs/fdescfs fdesc_vfsops.c src/sys/fs/hpfs hpfs_vfsops.c src/sys/fs/ntfs ntfs_vfsops.c src/sys/fs/nwfs nwfs_vfsops.c src/sys/fs/portalfs portal_v
Message-ID:  <20030311173602.B95656-100000@mail.chesapeake.net>
In-Reply-To: <20030311172416.3e8a8058.ak03@gte.com>

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On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Alexander Kabaev wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 23:21:57 +0100
> "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
>
> > In message <200303112215.h2BMFAaV088621@repoman.freebsd.org>,
> > Alexander Kabaev writes:
> > >kan         2003/03/11 14:15:10 PST
> > >  Log:
> > >  Rename vfs_stdsync function to vfs_stdnosync which matches more
> > >  closely what function is really doing. Update all existing
> > >  consumers to use the new name.
> >
> > Shouldn't this function be the default VOP ?
> >
> This is an FS-level operation. VFSOPS are not VOPS. Or am I
> misinterpreting your question?
>

We have many filesystems that dont need to sync at all because they are
read only.  The "defaults" for vfs are pretty much in name only anyway.
The vfsops struct is not dynamic like the vops.  nosync seems to be a
suitable name since it doesn't sync.

Cheers,
Jeff


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